afrinic

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Details about important Afrinic board elections released

    Details about important Afrinic board elections released A court-appointed receiver has set a date for elections to reconstitute the board of the African Network Information Centre (Afrinic), a vital part of the global Internet. The elections follow a series of legal battles in the Mauritian...
  2. Jan

    Big legal fight between Afrinic and Cloud Innovation - Afrinic's bank accounts frozen

    Afrinic bank accounts frozen after R740 million damages claim The African Network Information Centre (Afrinic) has had its bank accounts frozen after Cloud Innovation obtained a garnishee order against the Internet registry in the Supreme Court of Mauritius. This comes after Afrinic...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    AFRINIC appointed convicted criminal to take care of valuable IT assets

    AFRINIC appointed convicted criminal to take care of valuable IT assets On 18 March 2013, an unpopular member of Africa's Internet community posted to a public mailing list that the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) had employed a convicted criminal as its head of IT. The person...
  4. J

    The Great African IP address heist - AFRINIC engineer fired

    The Great African IP address heist - AFRINIC engineer fired The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) has fired Ernest Byaruhanga after a disciplinary hearing on 13 December. This is according to a statement issued by AFRINIC CEO Eddy Kayihura.
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    AFRINIC insider stole Internet resources

    AFRINIC insider stole Internet resources Large chunks of Internet Protocol address space in Africa were stolen with the help of at least one insider at AFRINIC. That was the conclusion of Internet investigator Ron Guilmette after five months of detective work. The primary function of the...
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    Controversy over new AFRINIC CEO

    Controversy over new AFRINIC CEO A dispute has erupted among members of the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) following the leak of the name of the person who was tapped to become the next CEO of the organisation. AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry for the African region. It...
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