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ICANN again intervenes to defend AFRINIC

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has again intervened in the affairs of the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the regional internet registry for 54 nations across Africa and the Indian Ocean.

AFRINIC’s home is the island nation of Mauritius, where the Supreme Court recently issued an order [PDF] allowing ICANN to become a party to an application to wind up the registry.

AFRINIC has a long history of turmoil, some related to internal corruption. Most of its troubles in the last five years relate to a long and complex dispute with one of its members, a company called Cloud Innovation. The dispute saw AFRINIC placed in receivership.

The registry’s receiver eventually ordered fresh elections for AFRINIC. That poll took place in June 2025. After allegations that some proxy votes were cast on behalf of some AFRINIC members without their consent or knowledge, the committee overseeing the...

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