<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 class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Congratulations Eddy: </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The report is very clear (as clear as, i guess, it can be due to the legal restrictions) and it seems you are doing a very professional work here. It shows also a very productive cooperation between AFRINIC and APNIC. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">According the report, you have already recovered 1/3 of the misappropriated space (1.33 million of IPv4 addresses) That’s very good. It shows that it is feasible to revert this situation. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I wish you all the success in recovering as much of the rest of the 4 million addresses as possible. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best, </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Raúl </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">El 26 ago. 2020, a las 11:54, Eddy Kayihura <<a href="mailto:eddy@afrinic.net" class="">eddy@afrinic.net</a>> escribió:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Colleagues,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">Following recent statements in the press and on various mailing lists, AFRINIC has prepared a summary of the current situation regarding the misappropriation of IP addresses in the AFRINIC region. The purpose of this summary is to clarify what we know so far, what we have done, and what we are planning to do.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class="">We take this matter extremely seriously and have been following due diligence processes to ensure that we have sufficient evidence for the ongoing cases described in the summary. </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">The summary is available<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><a href="https://afrinic.net/20200826-ceo-statement-on-ip-address-misappropriation" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">here</span></a></span><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">.</span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We welcome any useful information from AFRINIC members or the wider Internet community regarding any misappropriation of resources in the AFRINIC region. In situations where you prefer to send an anonymous report, you can use the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><a href="https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/106538/index.html" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">AFRINIC Whistleblowing form hosted on EthicsPoint's secure servers</span></a></span><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">. You can, of course, also feel free to contact me directly. </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">Kind regards, </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Eddy </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">……………………………..</span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Chers collègues, </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Suite aux récentes déclarations dans la presse et sur les diverses listes de diffusion, AFRINIC a préparé un résumé de la situation actuelle concernant la manipulation non autorisée d'adresses IP dans la région AFRINIC. Le but de ce résumé est de clarifier ce que nous savons jusqu'à présent, ce que nous avons fait et ce que nous prévoyons de faire. </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nous prenons cette affaire très au sérieux et nous avons suivi des procédures de diligence raisonnable pour nous assurer que nous disposons de preuves suffisantes pour les cas en cours décrits dans le résumé. </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Le résumé est disponible<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><a href="https://afrinic.net/20200826-ceo-statement-on-ip-address-misappropriation" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="">ici</span></a></span><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">. </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nous apprécierions toute information utile des membres d'AFRINIC ou de la communauté Internet au sens large concernant tout manipulation non autorisée de ressources dans la région AFRINIC. Si vous souhaitez faire un rapport anonyme, vous pouvez utiliser le formulaire de<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/106538/index.html" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">'whistleblowing' d'AFRINIC hébergé sur les serveurs sécurisés d'EthicsPoint</span></a>. Bien entendu, vous pouvez également me contacter directement. </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Cordialement, </span><span lang="en-RW" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class="">----<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class="">Eddy Kayihura<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class="">Chief Executive Officer<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="en-RW" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; 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