https://btw.media/all/internet-governance/regulation/afrinic-elections-2025-icann-is-inappropriate-unreasonable-and-irresponsible/
Jul 16, 2025 - ICANN's motion to reconstitute the NomCom and delay the AFRINIC elections has been shot down by Mauritius Supreme Court judge
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https://btw.media/all/internet-governance/afrinic-breaks-its-own-rules-to-launch-board-election/
Jul 30, 2025 - The AFRINIC NomCom controversy raises doubts about the 2025 election process, as key bylaw procedures were skipped.
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https://btw.media/africa-news/why-caiga-is-becoming-a-hot-topic-in-the-afrinic-community/
Nov 28, 2025 - CAIGA sparks debate as Africa’s IP governance faces collapse, highlighting external influence and urgent need for reform.
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https://www.internetgovernance.org/2021/08/19/a-fight-over-crumbs-the-afrinic-crisis/
Aug 19, 2021 - AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa: a nonprofit, nongovernmental Internet governance organization. Like RIPE, ARIN, APNIC and LACNIC,...
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https://btw.media/afrinic/is-afrinic-board-working-for-smart-africa-fears-of-state-led-capture/
Nov 28, 2025 - AFRINIC’s leadership is deepening ties with Smart Africa, raising fresh concerns about political capture and the erosion of bottom-up governance.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/judge-bellepeau-resigns-from-afrinic-investigation-after-injunction/
Aug 22, 2025 - Judge Bellepeau’s resignation is a signal that the path to legitimate and stable internet governance for Africa is now perilously uncertain.
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https://domain-recht.de/internet-politik/sonstiges-internet-politik/regional-internet-registries-afrinic-legt-einen-haushaltsplan-vor-die-nro-den-entwurf-eines-rir-notverwaltungsplans-70246.html
Das skandalgebeutelte African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) ist auf dem Weg der Besserung: nachdem im Herbst 2025 ein Vorstand gewählt wurde, steht...
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https://btw.media/all/internet-governance/regulation/afrinic-election-2nd-attempt-to-block-votes-fails/
Sep 22, 2025 - TISPA's second bid to halt AFRINIC's elections fails, as Mauritius court clears way for long-delayed internet governance vote.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/special-interview-afrinic-members-defend-proxy-voting-as-vital-safeguard/
Sep 10, 2025 - AFRINIC members defend proxy voting as essential to fair elections, removing it risks excluding voices and eroding trust.
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https://btw.media/all/internet-governance/the-internets-hidden-civil-war-how-afrinic-became-ground-zero-for-a-fight-between-courts-and-presidents/
Sep 8, 2025 - Explore how AFRINIC became ground zero in the clash between courts and presidents, revealing the hidden civil war in internet governance.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/icanns-afrinic-hypocrisy-ceo-lindqvist-admits-to-funding-a-state-led-power-grab/
Dec 4, 2025 - ICANN’s involvement in CAIGA intensifies fears that Africa’s internet may shift from community leadership to state-driven governance control.
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https://afrinic.net/20220811-announcement-of-public-holidays-on-15-aug-2022
The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the Regional Internet Registry for the African and part of Indian Ocean region, responsible for the...
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https://btw.media/afrinic/controversy-as-afrinic-opens-nominations-for-2025-board-election/
Aug 26, 2025 - AFRINIC opens nominations for eight board seats across African regions and two region-independent positions through 28 August 2025.
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https://btw.media/all/feature/afrinic-elections-2025-everything-you-need-to-know/
Jul 10, 2025 - AFRINIC is about to reveal the results of some long-awaited elections to reconstitute its board, which was disbanded in 2022.
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https://btw.media/all/it-infrastructure/8-men-hoping-to-lead-afrinic-into-the-future/
Sep 8, 2025 - Meet the eight candidates endorsed by the NRS, the organisation putting a free, fair and future-proofed internet front and centre.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/crisis/women-and-representation-in-afrinic-elections-closing-the-governance-gap/
Nov 26, 2025 - The exclusion of women from AFRINIC’s governance structure highlights the systemic issues in the registry’s elections.
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https://afrinic.net/partners
African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is one of the five Regional Internet Registries in the world, established to ensure a fair distribution and ma...
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https://btw.media/afrinic/why-proxies-and-powers-of-attorney-are-not-allowed-in-2025/
Aug 4, 2025 - AFRINIC bans proxies and powers of attorney after one dispute, enabling ICANN’s quiet power grab in Africa.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/afrinic-crisis-icann-and-cloud-innovation-in-power-struggles/
Aug 25, 2025 - AFRINIC crisis deepens as ICANN clashes with Cloud Innovation, raising questions over governance and Africa’s internet future.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/afrinic-and-political-neutrality-lessons-from-mauritius-constitutional-debates/
Sep 9, 2025 - The way back to stability is clear: court-supervised elections, transparency—and government non-interference.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/receiver-gowtamsingh-dabees-mandate-stretching-beyond-court-orders/
Aug 22, 2025 - AFRINIC's Official Receiver Gowtamsingh Dabee is overstepping his authority by pushing for the August election, say critics.
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https://btw.media/all/internet-governance/why-the-2025-afrinic-election-could-redefine-internet-management-in-africa/
Aug 21, 2025 - The 2025 AFRINIC election could reshape Africa’s internet governance amid trust erosion and legal uncertainty.
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https://nrs.help/afrinicelection/
Oct 3, 2025 - Support NRS-endorsed candidates in the AFRINIC 2025 election. Vote for transparency, legal IP ownership, and a corruption-free, member-driven future.
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https://btw.media/afrinic/afrinic-collapse-and-internet-governance-under-icann-pressure/
Aug 26, 2025 - AFRINIC collapse exposes internet governance failures as ICANN exerts pressure, raising questions about Africa’s registry future.
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https://btw.media/all/it-infrastructure/data-centres/lu-heng-larus-ceo-on-afrinic-elections-clique-control-must-end-decentralisation-will-ensure-democracy/
May 20, 2025 - LARUS CEO Lu Heng calls for an end to clique control in AFRINIC elections, urging decentralisation as the path to true transparency, fairness, and democracy.
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https://btw.media/all/internet-governance/afrinic-elections-set-voters-urged-to-reclaim-your-power/
Jul 10, 2025 - AFRINIC announces June 2025 elections to restore governance, following court mandates and systemic reforms to combat past abuses.
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