<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-ae3c17f1-7fff-18de-5d0b-ab2edf0874e7" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-0f4b9bbb-7fff-20df-db7c-713ee1f0d97c" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that Wednesday 01 May 2024 is a public holiday in Mauritius </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Labour Day</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">AFRINIC Offices shall be closed on this day.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All membership-related issues can be addressed to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> • new-member@afrinic.net for queries or clarifications regarding how to become an AFRINIC member.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> • hostmaster@afrinic.net for additional resources and general queries relating to resource management.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once we resume our operation on Thursday 02 May 2024, we will be able to attend to your request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We further recommend the use of the FAQ section at: </span><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://afrinic.net/support/" style="text-decoration: none;">https://afrinic.net/support/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For any </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=179" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">other contacts click here</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (https://afrinic.net/contact)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.760016; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; 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