AFRINIC’s unexpected election cancellation deepens uncertainty around its governance. Can it still meet the continent’s growing needs?
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AFRINIC’s legal dispute and election suspension over proxy votes spark concerns over governance and IP resource delays in Africa.
Proxy votes are valid — why cancel an entire election? The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) oversees the allocation of…
What happened: AFRINIC’s 2025 election transparency failures The origin of the AFRINIC election crisis in Mauritius last week, stems from…
npNOG 11 gathered Nepal’s network community for workshops and talks, but long-term impact remains uncertain.
What happened: ICANN84 Annual General Meeting shifts from Oman to Ireland The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)…
Timeline of events inside the ballot room During the recent, much lamented board of directors election for AFRINIC in Mauritius,…
AFRINIC elections violated rules through staff interference, proxy mismanagement, poor transparency, and weakened oversight.
The ‘phantom proxy’ vote: Origin, timeline, dispute AFRINIC, the African Network Information Centre based in Mauritius, held its long-delayed board…
AFRINIC suspends 2025 election after staff contacted a voter, raising concerns over proxy voting and confidentiality rules.
In the recent AFRINIC elections, that were meant to re-establish a functioning board for the Regional Internet Registry, there was…
ICANN disputed AFRINIC’s 2025 election after a court backed the receiver, raising concerns about centralised Internet control.