From election annulment to CAIGA’s launch—Africa’s IP registry crisis forces a reckoning with continental power grabs.
Browsing: Smart Africa
CAIGA aims to stabilise AFRINIC through continental council and political backing, critics see it as centralising power.
As AFRINIC faces criticism and calls for dissolution, ICANN’s actions raise questions about its intentions for Africa’s internet governance.
As CAIGA expands Smart Africa’s influence, operators and experts warn it could centralise power and sideline AFRINIC’s bottom-up processes.
The Smart Africa CAIGA initiative pursues continental internet governance coordination and AFRINIC-reform support.
ICANN’s collaboration with Smart Africa raises questions about governance, regional autonomy, and the global rules of Internet management.
CAIGA promises digital sovereignty and crisis resolution, but risks replacing the multistakeholder model with political control.
CAIGA promises stability for AFRINIC, but critics warn it could replace community oversight with political authority.
A veteran African governance expert argues ICANN’s participation in CAIGA departs from long-held RIR norms, raising questions about neutrality and precedent.
Interviews show most respondents are concerned to Smart Africa after a visible-recipient email exposes AFRINIC-aligned addresses.
AFRINIC’s biometric demand risks member privacy and trust, exposing governance to legal and security vulnerabilities.
Most people we interviewed say they never share their email with Smart Africa and many have never heard of the group.