AFRINIC
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AFRINIC (African Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet registry (RIR)[3] for Africa. Its headquarters[4] are in Ebene, Mauritius.
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Abbreviation | African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) |
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Formation | 11 October 2004 |
Type | Not for Profit |
Focus | Allocation and registration of IP address space |
Headquarters | Ebene, Mauritius |
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Services | Internet Number Resources Management (ASNs, IPv6 and IPv4) |
Official language | English and French |
Chairman of Board of Directors | Benjamin Eshun[1] |
Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors | Abdalla Omari |
Chief Executive Officer | (vacant at the moment)[2] |
Affiliations | IANA, ICANN, ASO, NRO |
Staff | 50+ |
Website | www |
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Before AFRINIC was formed, IP addresses (IPv6 and IPv4) for Africa were distributed by the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), and the RIPE NCC. ICANN provisionally recognized AFRINIC on 11 October 2004.[5] The registry became operational on 22 February 2005. ICANN gave it final recognition[6] in April 2005.