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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> statement on the ongoing internet number Resources dispute
affecting the Africa Network Information Centre<span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Africa Top Level Domains Organization notes with
concern the ongoing dispute related to Internet number resources pitting the
Africa Network Information Centre and one of its resource members.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">As a member of the African Internet (AF* Community)
and a partner of the Africa Network Information Centre,  we appreciate the
efforts taken by the AFRINIC Board of Directors and Management in ensuring that
operations of our Regional Internet Registry are not destabilized. <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">We call upon all concerned parties to consider an
amicable and speedy approach aimed at resolving the current dispute in the
interest of the African and global Internet Community.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">We are confident the African Internet Community will
emerge stronger once the current dispute is resolved and stand in solidarity
with the Africa Network Information Centre.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>





<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Barrack O. Otieno<br>+254721325277<br><a href="http://www.aftld.org">www.aftld.org</a><br> <br><br><br><br></div></div>