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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=en-RW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Dear Colleagues, <br><br>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. <br><br>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 style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'><br>The summary is available </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><a href="https://afrinic.net/20200826-ceo-statement-on-ip-address-misappropriation"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>here</span></a></span><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>.</span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>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><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><a href="https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/106538/index.html"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>AFRINIC Whistleblowing form hosted on EthicsPoint's secure servers</span></a></span><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>. You can, of course, also feel free to contact me directly. </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'><br>Kind regards, </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Eddy </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>……………………………..</span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Chers collègues, </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>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 style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>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 style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Le résumé est disponible </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><a href="https://afrinic.net/20200826-ceo-statement-on-ip-address-misappropriation"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>ici</span></a></span><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>. </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>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 <a href="https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/106538/index.html"><span style='color:#0563C1'>'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 style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Cordialement, </span><span lang=en-RW style='mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>----<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Eddy Kayihura<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>Chief Executive Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;mso-fareast-language:#2000'>t: +230 403 5100 | tt: @afrinic | w: <a href="http://www.afrinic.net"><span style='color:blue'>www.afrinic.net</span></a> <a href="http://www.afrinic.net"><span style='color:blue'><http://www.afrinic.net></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-RW><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>