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The Reboot AfriNIC Project -- Community around the AfriNIC's service region

Community-based Ideas for Rebooting AfriNIC | RebootAfriNIC Project

…i'm sharing few Ideas i read, during the ongoing discussions (regarding the AfriNIC's nightmare) or before:

Community-based Ideas for Rebooting AfriNIC in 2025 – RebootAfriNIC Project
RebootAfriNIC-Idea.# Idea or Description Deadline Responsible(s) Status Observation
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#1 Call for volunteers who are willing to actively engage, in order to form an Emergency Working Group (EWG); []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#2 Let them voluntarily take responsibility to identify AfriNIC resource-holders in good standing per country; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#3 The Emergency Working Group (EWG) shall draft a message to be used in order to raise awareness & challenge those country-based ISPA members who are also AfriNIC resource-holders (in good standing); []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#4 Each volunteer of the Emergency Working Group has to contact the domestic ISPA if existing []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#5 Each volunteer of the Emergency Working Group has to use the domestic ISPA if existing, in order to reach out to each AfriNIC resource-holder (in good standing) within the given country; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#6 Each volunteer of the Emergency Working Group (EWG) shall record the availability of each AfriNIC resource-holder (in good standing) contacted within the given country; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#7 If there is not a country-based ISPA, find a way to reach out each AfriNIC resource-holder (in good standing) within the given country; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#8 The EWG shall prepare a NomCom team; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#9 The EWG shall prepare an ElectionCom team; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#10 The ElectionCom team shall identify & challenge potential BoD candidate and submit its list to the Emergency WG; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#11 If the Emergency Working Group obtains, based on domestic ISPA collaboration or other means, the agreement of 75% of AfriNIC resource-holders (in good standing), then … []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#12 …then it would be a very good opportunity to adopt few useful & needed resolutions (to be prepared); []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#13 We need to choose a collaborative or productivity plateform for the work of the Emergency Working Group; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#14 All above actions shall be done within two weeks, and ToDo tasks attached to responsibles and deadline and status; []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#15 Any other good and useful idea here, please! []
RebootAfriNIC-Idea#16 []

What to Know/Understand as kickly as possible?

  • AfriNIC resource member accounts face some security 1) risks! The reader (not only a resource member) should be aware or reminded of its great values.
  * A RIR resource member account, such as those provided 
    by AfriNIC to its members, shall serve as 
    * an entry point to the election center, in order to exercise a voting right or to designate a proxy; 
    * an interface where to register and manage user accounts attached to the resource membership;
    * an interface where to request INRs (Internet Number Resources), including IPv4, IPv6 blocks and ASN numbers;
    * ... ;

  * Given the above values, be aware that the AfriNIC registered user accounts, belonging to your resource member account, are actually at security risk (ISPA ZA has alerted ((https://ispa.org.za/press_releases/ispa-urges-afrinic-members-protect-credentials/)) its members at the beginning of this month):
    * first, you need to activate 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) 
      on your My.AfriNIC.net account
    * you want to immediately *know* (//keep an eye to//) who actually has the right to vote for the upcoming AfriNIC Elections ((https://my.afrinic.net/elections)) on behalf of your org;
    *  ((//identify whodon't wantstart by if you don't want to loss the//))
    * ...
  • List of Court Cases involving AFRINIC 2)
  • Notice of Appointment of Receiver (pursuant to section 187 of the Insolvency Act of 2009 in Mauricius) for AfriNIC 3)
  • 9) THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE 4)
  • 10) ELECTION COMMITTEE 5)
  • 11) COMMUNITY MEETINGS 6)
11.7) A resolution in writing approved by not 
less than 75 per cent of members entitled to 
vote on such a resolution is as valid as if it 
had been passed at an Annual General Member 
Meeting.
  • 12) PROCEEDINGS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERS’ MEETINGS 7)
  • 13) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS 8)
13.5) Each of the following six sub-regions of 
Africa shall be represented by one  Director 
as indicated below:

    Northern Africa (seat 1);
    Western Africa (seat 2);
    Indian Ocean (seat 3);
    Central Africa (seat 4);
    Southern Africa (seat 5); and
    Eastern Africa (seat 6).
13.14) Notwithstanding the other provisions but 
subject to the provisions of article 13.10 of 
the bylaws, the Board shall, where it considers 
that it may not be reasonable to wait for the 
next Annual General Members’ Meeting to fill a 
casual vacancy that has arisen pursuant to 
article 14.1(ii), (iii) or (iv) below, have 
power at any time and from time to time to 
appoint any person to be a Director to fill 
a casual vacancy in the Board. Any Director 
so appointed shall hold office only until 
the next following Annual General Members’ 
Meeting at which Directors are elected and 
shall then be eligible for re-election. 
[Amended at the 2020 AGMM]
  • 14) REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS 9)
  • 15) POWERS OF DIRECTORS 10)
  • 17) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 11)
  • 19) PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS 12)

Some Well Minded Gathering Initiative within the AfriNIC's service region

Freely have a look to the Af* initiative 13) and try to contribute; if you mind…

If you know other of such gathering attempts; then do kindly share it, please.

afrinic/community/projects/reboot-afrinic-project/community-based-ideas-for-rebooting-afrinic-in-2025.1743020316.txt.gz · Last modified: 2025/03/26 20:18 by cacty