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--></style></head><body lang=en-KE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(Apologies for cross-posting, French version below)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Colleague</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>s,</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In line with<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span style='background:white'>an article that appeared in the press in Mauritius, Le Defi Quotidien dated 05 August 2022, that was a purported reply by Cloud Innovation Ltd, that referred extensively to AFRINIC, insinuating unethical practices and lack of professionalism on the part of AFRINIC; as well as other information published online which are causing grave prejudice to AFRINIC.</span></span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>AFRINIC wishes to respond to this by way of a communique published here>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="https://afrinic.net/20220827-communique"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://afrinic.net/20220827-communique</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>We have also prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions on the litigations here>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="https://afrinic.net/litigation-faq"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://afrinic.net/litigation-faq</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>List of all court cases involving AFRINIC is available here>></span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="https://afrinic.net/court-cases"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://afrinic.net/court-cases</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>AFRINIC strongly condemns all public attempts by Cloud Innovation and its associates which have for effect to cause reputational harm to it as the Regional Internet Registry for Africa. Accordingly, AFRINIC reserves the right to take such legal actions as it may be advised.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Thank You.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Kind Regards,</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>AFRINIC Communications.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:comms@afrinic.net"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>comms@afrinic.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.afrinic.net"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>www.afrinic.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'><br><br><br><br><br></span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..</span><span style='color:black'><br><br><br></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Communiqué d'AFRINIC sur les litiges en cours avec Cloud Innovation</span></b><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Chers<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>collègues,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D'>Suite à un article paru dans la presse mauricienne le 5 août 2022, Article qui s'apparente à un droit de réponse de Cloud Innovation Ltd mais qui, en réalité, mentionne AFRINIC à de très nombreuses reprises, sous-entendant des pratiques contraires à l'éthique et un manque de professionnalisme de la part d'AFRINIC, ainsi que d'autres informations qui, de fait, portent gravement préjudice à l'organisation.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>AFRINIC souhaite y répondre par le biais d'un communiqué publié ici>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="https://afrinic.net/20220827-communique"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>https://afrinic.net/20220827-communique</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D'>Nous tenons à jour une Foire Aux Questions (FAQ) sur ce sujet, à l'adresse suivante:</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="https://afrinic.net/litigation-faq"><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://afrinic.net/litigation-faq</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D'>Pour plus de détails sur les litiges en cours, veuillez vous rendre à l'adresse suivante:</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="https://afrinic.net/court-cases"><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://afrinic.net/court-cases</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>AFRINIC condamne fermement toutes les tentatives publiques de Cloud Innovation et de ses associés qui ont pour effet de porter atteinte à sa réputation en tant que Registre Internet régional pour l'Afrique. En conséquence, AFRINIC se réserve le droit de prendre les mesures légales qui lui seront conseillées.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nous vous remercions.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Salutations distinguées,</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>AFRINIC Communications.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:comms@afrinic.net"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>comms@afrinic.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.afrinic.net"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>www.afrinic.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>