[afrinic-discuss]AfriNIC now officially a fully fledged RIR!

[Nashwa Abdel-Baki]

Dear Adiel,
Dear all,

How good to see the dream coming true.  It is amazing to go back to the 
session of Geneva in 98, as far as I remember, when the first document 
was proposed.  It was a wish and challenge to be considered first by the 
African community.  It is wonderful to see it now recognized by the 
whole Internet community.  I wish I was also able to participate with 
the progress of this process.

Thanks to all of you and wish all the best for our beautiful continent. 
  I also would like to thank everyone has participated to this work and 
I won't forget to give special thanks to Randy Bush who has always 
dedicated his time and heart for African challenges.

Nashwa


Adiel A. AKPLOGAN wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> Yes it happened just few minutes ago! Africa has its registry!
> As I said it few minutes ago, we can not celebrate this great
> moment without expressing our thanks to the pioneers of this
> project who worked on the very first proposal in 1997 i will
> name Nii Quaynor, Alan Barett, Nashwa Abdel-Baki and Sana
> Belamine and Randy Bush. We can tell them today that we make
> their dream a reality.
> 
> I will also thank everyone who all along this process work to
> support it in various way. I will particularly thank my staff,
> AfriNIC board and the NRO for their support.
> 
> We now have to show to the rest of the community that having
> our registry is not the end, but we have to work to make Africa
> fully part of the Internet Technical coordination system...so
> the work is still ahead and I'm confident that it will be
> done.
> 
> Congratulation AfriNIC, Congratulation Africa!
> 
> 
> Adiel A. Akplogan
> CEO, AfriNIC
> www.afrinic.net
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> See you at AfriNIC-2 and AfNOG 2005
> Maputo, Mozambique 24-27 April 2005
> www.afrinic.net/meetings/afrinic-2
> www.afnog.org
> 
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