<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Dear Colleagues,</font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br><br></font><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.455999374389648px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">AFRINIC and the RIPE NCC are pleased to announce the installation of a RIPE Atlas anchor on AFRINIC's infrastructure in Mauritius. The installation is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two RIRs to increase collaborative efforts in the promotion of Internet development throughout their respective regions. <br></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.455999374389648px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br>The RIPE Atlas project is a global network of probes that measure Internet connectivity and reachability, providing an unprecedented understanding of the state of the Internet in real time. The data collected by the AFRINIC-hosted anchor, <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://atlas.ripe.net/anchors/list/">mu-plu-as32768</a>, together with the project's other anchors and probes, is made available to anyone and provides valuable information about the local and regional connectivity and reachability of the Internet. <br></font></p><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Find out more about the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://atlas.ripe.net/">RIPE Atlas Project</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">and the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/community/#%21tab-anchor-sponsors">RIPE Atlas community</a>, its contributions, and the hosts who stand out in the RIPE Atlas network.</span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Read the MoU <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/images/stories/Library/corp/pastedgraphic-1.pdf">here</a>.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Regards,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">AFRINIC Team</span></div></div><div>
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