AfriNIC

AfriNIC is the African, neutral, not-for-profit organisation that has been proposed by the African community to act in the best interests of the community for the purpose of managing the IP addressing in the continent.

More information about AfriNIC can be found on their website http://www.afrinic.net/.

Transition

The RIPE NCC is committed to its members. Therefore, a structured transition for members moving from the RIPE NCC to AfriNIC has been put in place. Details of this transition can be found at:

http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/afrinic/transition.html

Non-disclosure Agreement

To demonstrate the RIPE NCC’s commitment to its members, a non-disclosure agreement has been signed by AfriNIC to ensure that all LIR information remains private and confidential. A copy of the agreements can be found here.

Formal Recognition

On 8 April 2005, during the ICANN Board meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, AfriNIC was finally recognised as the fifth Regional Internet Registry (RIR). The ICANN Board resolution is available from the ICANN website at: http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-08apr05.htm.