Board and committee elections, NomCom, the AGMM, and AFRINIC's place in the wider RIR governance system.
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The feedback period for the draft ‘Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries’ (draft ‘ RIR Governance Document ’) has officially concluded. The consultation…
Authored by: Sofia Silva Berenguer, RPKI Program Manager, NRO The ICP-2 created in 2001, identifies the criteria for an organisation seeking to become a new RIR. In October 2023, the Address Supporting Organization…
The Board of Directors is required to appoint a Nomination Committee (NomCom) every year, in terms of Article 9 of the AFRINIC's Bylaws < https://afrinic.net/bylaws#nomcom >. For the purpose of constituting the…
" We are pleased to inform you that the Registration for the Elections of PDP Co-Chair and NRO NC opens today and closes at 19:59 UTC on 6 September 2020. " Election Committee English Dear colleagues, We are pleased to…
The independent ASO Review 2017 [1] report [2] outlined 18 recommendations which the NRO resolved to accept. 17 of these recommendations were non-controversial and deemed straightforward to implement by the NRO…
The AFRINIC Board has made the following appointments to fill vacant seats in the Board, in terms of Article 13.14 of the AFRINIC Bylaws: Habib Youssef is appointed to seat 1 (Northern Africa); Vika William Mpisane is…
2 July 2018 - Following the ASO review consultation and the presentation by the CEO at the AIS 2018 meeting in Dakar, AFRINIC’s representatives on the ASO AC/NRO NC have been asked to lead a community process to develop…
6 June 2018 - The AFRINIC Board hereby calls for expressions of interest from persons who wish to be considered for appointments to fill casual vacancies in the Board, in terms of article 13.14 of the AFRINIC Bylaws…
17 May 2018 -The AFRINIC Board hereby calls for expressions of interest from persons who wish to be considered for appointments to fill casual vacancies in the Board, in terms of article 13.14 of the AFRINIC Bylaws. Any…
11 May 2018 - Following the AGMM held in Dakar, Senegal, on 10 May 2018, the AFRINIC Board held a meeting to appoint a new Chair and Vice Chair. The AFRINIC Board has appointed Dr Christian Bope as Chair, and Mr…
AFRINIC members and the community are hereby informed that electronic voting and appointment of proxies is now open for the AFRINIC Board and Governance Committee elections. Both services are accessible through the…
The IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) has published the 2017 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report following a 30-day public comment period.
Ad hoc NomCom2018 is pleased to announce the following final candidate slate for Seat 2 (Western Africa) on the AFRINIC Board: Dr. Adewale Adedokun Dr. Ousmane Moussa Tessa Full candidate information has been published…
AFRINIC will be holding its Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM) at the Radisson Blu, in Dakar, Senegal. This will be during the AFRINIC-28 Meeting and the Africa Internet Summit 2018.We are hereby inviting all our…
The Ad hoc Nominations Committee 2018 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC Board Nomination process is open for Seat 2 (Western Africa). Following the resignation of Mr Sunday Folayan from the AFRINIC Board, Seat 2…
NomCom2018 is pleased to announce the following final candidate slate for the open seats on the AFRINIC: 1. Board of Directors Eastern Africa Abibu Rashid Ntahigiye Southern Africa Lucky Masilela Full candidate…
The AFRINIC Board has appointed the following people to an ad hoc Nomination Committee (NomCom) to handle the election for Board seat 2 (Western Africa), which is vacant following the resignation of Sunday Folayan…
Following the resignation of Mr Sunday Folayan from the AFRINIC Board, Seat 2 (Western Africa) is vacant. The Board as per Resolution 201803.399 resolved to hold an election for Seat 2 at the next AGMM in May 2018 in…
26 March 2018 - This is to inform you that today 26th March 2018 the Board has received a letter of resignation from Mr. Sunday Folayan from the Afrinic Board. The Board wishes to inform you further that it will take…
26 March 2018 - Sunday Folayan and Haitham El-Nakhal have stepped down from their positions as Chair and Vice Chair of the AFRINIC Board, pending the conclusion of an investigation into allegations that have been made…
This is to inform the community that the period for the Call for Nominations into the AFRINIC Board, Governance Committee (GC), Policy Development Appeal Committee and Policy Development Working Group has been extended…
ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee (NOMCOM) invites fresh and diverse candidates in Africa to apply for these open seats on the ICANN Board.Current Open seats include: 3 ICANN Board, 2 ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee)…
NomCom2018 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC Board Nomination process is open for the following seats:
The AFRINIC Governance Committee is a standing committee whose purpose is to advise the AFRINIC Board, AFRINIC Membership, and the community, on matters of governance.
The AFRINIC NomCom2018 is pleased to invite nominations for 1 Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term, starting from the Public Policy Meeting in AFRINIC-28 to the Public Policy Meeting…
As a result of the successful IANA Stewardship transition [1] in 2016, the IANA Numbering Services are today being managed through an SLA between ICANN and the five RIRs. IANA Numbering Services Review Committee The…
The AFRINIC Board has appointed the following people to the Nomination Committee (NomCom) for the 2018 year
The most recent ASO Review concluded with 18 recommendations, which the NRO has resolved to accept. The first 17 recommendations are well defined and practical, and can be implemented by actions of the NRO Secretariat…
22 January 2018 - The AFRINIC Board is required to appoint a Nomination Committee (NomCom) every year, in terms of article 9 of the Bylaws < https://afrinic.net/en/about/bylaws/2001-afrinic-bylaws-2016?start=8 >…
The Address Supporting Organization Address Council's (ASO AC) call for nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board will close at 23:59 UTC on Sunday, 17 December 2017.
22 November 2017 - The Board has noted that there is no procedure for the removal of a NRO NC/ASO AC member. The Board has drafted a procedure to be considered for addition to the election guidelines . The Board calls…
11 October 2017 - We wish to inform you that the ASO AC is calling for nominations to the Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors. The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the…
As a result of the Elections for Board seats that took place on 1 June 2017 during the Annual General Members' Meeting (AGMM) in Nairobi, we are pleased to announce the appointment of the following candidates to the…
19 May 2017 - Please note that electronic voting and appointment of proxies is now open. Both services are available through the MyAFRINIC portal to members in good standing. We encourage electronic voting but paper…
AFRINIC will be holding its Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM) at the Boma Hotel, in Nairobi, Kenya. This will be during the AFRINIC-26 Meeting and the Africa Internet Summit 2017. We are hereby inviting all our…
15 May 2017 - The 2017 Nominations Committee is pleased to announce the following final candidate slate for the open seats on the AFRINIC Board Indian Ocean 1.Subramanian Moonesamy 2.Krishna Seeburn 3.Kaleem Ahmed…
15 May 2017 - AFRINIC’s Nominations Committee 2017 (NomCom2017) would like to announce that only one nomination was received and consequently approved towards the position of one Co-Chair of the PDWG (Policy Development…
15 May 2017 - The final candidates slates for the following elections taking place during AIS’17 are now published as follows: AFRINIC Board Elections 2017 NRO NC ASO AC Elections 2017 PDWG Elections 2017 Governance…
March 15 2017 - The AFRINIC NomCom 2017 is pleased to invite nominations for candidates to run for an open seat on the NRO-NC for AFRINIC region. The seat is currently held by Douglas Onyango. The term for the elected…
March 15 2017 - Call for Nominations - AFRINIC Governance Committee (GC) Members The AFRINIC Governance Committee is a standing committee whose purpose is to advise the AFRINIC Board, AFRINIC Membership, and the…
March 15 2017 - The AFRINIC NomCom2017 is pleased to invite nominations for 1 Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term. June 2017 to June 2019. The Seat is currently held by Dewole Ajao…
March 14 2017 - NomCom2017 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC Board Nomination process is open for the following seats: Seat 3 (Indian Ocean), currently held by Kris Seeburn; Seat 4 (Central Africa), currently held…
March 7 2017 - We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Nomination Committee (NomCom) Chair is Mr Wale Adedokun. We wish Mr Wale Adedokun all the best in his new role. Click here for more information about the 2017…
22 February 2017 - We are pleased to announce the election of Mrs Wafa Dahmani as Chair and Mr Abdalla Omari as Vice Chair of the AFRINIC Governance Committee during a meeting held on Thursday16 February 2017. We wish…
21 February 2017 - Following a call for expressions of interest, the AFRINIC Board hs appointed the following members of the Nomination Committee (NomCom) for 2017, in terms of section 9 of the AFRINIC Bylaws: John…
31 January 2016 - The AFRINIC Board is required to appoint a Nomination Committee (NomCom) every year. I hereby call for volunteers from the community to fill three open positions on the 2017 NomCom. If you are…
