<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" dir="auto" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">[version français ci-dessous]</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Dear AFRINIC members and community,</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">The AFRINIC Board has made the following appointments to fill vacant seats in the Board, in terms of Article 13.14 of the AFRINIC Bylaws:</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Habib Youssef is appointed to seat 1 (Northern Africa);</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Vika William Mpisane is appointed to seat 5 (Southern Africa);</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Dorcas Muthoni Gachari is appointed to seat 6 (Eastern Africa).</font></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">These appointments are with effect from 18 July 2018, until the next AGMM which is planned to be held in June 2019.</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">At the time the Board made its decision, no candidate for Seat 2 (Western Africa) had fulfilled the requirement to provide two references from two different AFRINIC resource members in good standing. Seat 2 (Western Africa) therefore remains vacant for the time being.</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Additional information:</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">Call for expressions of interest (17 May 2018) <<a href="https://www.afrinic.net/en/news/2395-filling-of-the-casual-vacancies" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">https://www.afrinic.net/en/news/2395-filling-of-the-casual-vacancies</span></a>>.</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">Call for comments (3 July 2018) <<a href="https://www.afrinic.net/en/news/2441-filling-board-casual-vacancies-call-for-public-comments" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">https://www.afrinic.net/en/news/2441-filling-board-casual-vacancies-call-for-public-comments</span></a>>. </span></font></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Best Regards,</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Christian D. Bope, Ph.D</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Chairman, AFRINIC Board</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">----------</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">[français]</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Chers membres et communauté d'AFRINIC,</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Le Conseil d'AFRINIC a procédé aux nominations suivantes pour pourvoir les sièges vacants au sein du Conseil, conformément à l'article 13.14 des statuts de l'AFRINIC:</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Habib Youssef est nommé au siège 1 (Afrique du Nord);</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Vika William Mpisane est nommé au siège 5 (Afrique du Sud);</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Dorcas Muthoni Gachari est nommée au siège 6 (Afrique de l'Est).</font></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Ces nominations sont en vigueur du 18 juillet 2018 jusqu'au prochain AGMM qui est prévu pour juin 2019.</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Au moment où le Conseil a pris sa décision, aucun candidat pour Seat 2 (Afrique de l'Ouest) n'avait satisfait à l'exigence de fournir deux références de deux membres ressources AFRINIC en règle. Le siège 2 (Afrique de l'Ouest) reste donc vacant pour le moment.</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Information additionnelle:</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">Appel à manifestation d'intérêt (17 mai 2018) <<a href="https://www.afrinic.net/fr/news/2395-filling-of-the-casual-vacancies" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">https://www.afrinic.net/fr/news/2395-filling-of-the-casual-vacancies</span></a>>.</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">Appel aux observations (3 juillet 2018) <<a href="https://www.afrinic.net/fr/news/2441-filling-board-casual-vacancies-call-for-public-comments" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">https://www.afrinic.net/fr/news/2441-filling-board-casual-vacancies-call-for-public-comments</span></a>>.</span></font></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Cordialement,</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Christian D. Bope, Ph.D</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Président du Conseil d’Administration d’AFRINIC</font></span></div>
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