[rpd] Two more petitioners

Tue Dec 19 09:02:46 UTC 2017

Ok So – Jackson – I went and did some research into actual penetration statistics and distribution of infrastructure.

So – Firstly – the ITU estimates the internet penetration in Africa as of 2016 to be 25% - not sub 1%

Secondly – In terms of Internet Penetration levels – South Africa is actually 5th on the list in Africa, being beaten out by Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, and the Seychelles.

Thirdly – Only 14 countries in Africa have penetration levels of less than 10% and only 4 have penetration levels of less than 5%

So sorry mate, your “facts” – aren’t born out by the numbers.  Numbers don’t lie.

Andrew

For brevity – in the below tables – I have only taken the top 20 in each sorted table – if you want the full list let me know - I have also included a table on the lowest penetration percentages

Countries ranked by Internet Penetration in Africa:

Country

TLD

Allocated IP

Percent Of Total Allocation

Internet Users

Penetration

Kenya

KE

5548288

5.21%

43,329,434

89.40%

Mauritius

MU

2067456

1.94%

803,896

62.70%

Morocco

MA

10686720

10.03%

20,535,174

58.30%

Seychelles

SC

7969024

7.48%

55,119

56.50%

South Africa

ZA

28877824

27.11%

29,935,634

54.00%

Tunisia

TN

6013440

5.64%

5,848,534

50.90%

Cape Verde

CV

28672

0.03%

256,972

48.20%

Gabon

GA

356352

0.33%

865,492

48.10%

Nigeria

NG

2502656

2.35%

91,598,757

47.70%

Uganda

UG

888320

0.83%

19,000,000

45.60%

Algeria

DZ

4791040

4.50%

18,580,000

45.20%

Libya

LY

371712

0.35%

2,800,000

43.70%

Zimbabwe

ZW

100096

0.09%

6,722,677

41.10%

Botswana

BW

141568

0.13%

923,528

39.40%

Egypt

EG

22763008

21.37%

37,333,841

39.20%

Ghana

GH

2236416

2.10%

9,935,286

34.70%

Swaziland

SZ

47360

0.04%

436,051

33.00%

Namibia

NA

459008

0.43%

797,027

31.00%

Rwanda

RW

348672

0.33%

3,724,678

30.60%

Zambia

ZM

1096448

1.03%

5,192,284

30.10%

Countries ranked by percentage of IP allocation from AfriNIC:

Country

TLD

Allocated IP

Percent Of Total Allocation

Internet Users

Penetration

South Africa

ZA

28877824

27.11%

29,935,634

54.00%

Egypt

EG

22763008

21.37%

37,333,841

39.20%

Morocco

MA

10686720

10.03%

20,535,174

58.30%

Seychelles

SC

7969024

7.48%

55,119

56.50%

Tunisia

TN

6013440

5.64%

5,848,534

50.90%

Kenya

KE

5548288

5.21%

43,329,434

89.40%

Algeria

DZ

4791040

4.50%

18,580,000

45.20%

Nigeria

NG

2502656

2.35%

91,598,757

47.70%

Ghana

GH

2236416

2.10%

9,935,286

34.70%

Mauritius

MU

2067456

1.94%

803,896

62.70%

Sudan

SD

1328384

1.25%

11,806,570

28.00%

Angola

AO

1208576

1.13%

5,951,453

22.30%

Zambia

ZM

1096448

1.03%

5,192,284

30.10%

Tanzania

TZ

1046784

0.98%

7,394,079

13.00%

Cote De Voir

CI

903680

0.85%

6,318,355

26.50%

Uganda

UG

888320

0.83%

19,000,000

45.60%

Cameroon

CM

713984

0.67%

6,128,422

25.00%

Namibia

NA

459008

0.43%

797,027

31.00%

Mozambique

MZ

447744

0.42%

5,169,135

17.50%

Malawi

MW

418304

0.39%

1,758,503

9.60%

Lowest Penetration by Country:

Country

TLD

Allocated IP

Percent Of Total Allocation

Internet Users

Penetration

Eritria

ER

4096

0.00%

71,000

1.30%

Niger

NE

39936

0.04%

931,548

4.30%

Guinea-Bissau

GW

6144

0.01%

84,000

4.30%

Central African Republic

CF

7424

0.01%

246,432

4.80%

Chad

TD

20992

0.02%

748,274

5.00%

Madagascar

MG

167680

0.16%

1,300,000

5.10%

Burundi

BI

34816

0.03%

617,116

5.20%

DRC

CD

146944

0.14%

5,107,271

6.20%

Somalia

SO

37120

0.03%

900,000

7.90%

Comores

KM

5120

0.00%

65,578

7.90%

Republic of Congo

CG

119296

0.11%

400,000

8.20%

Liberia

LR

96768

0.09%

395,063

8.40%

Malawi

MW

418304

0.39%

1,758,503

9.60%

Guinea

GN

28416

0.03%

1,302,485

9.80%

Mali

ML

79872

0.07%

2,212,450

11.80%

Sierra Leone

SL

52224

0.05%

792,462

11.80%

Benin

BJ

165376

0.16%

1,375,033

12.00%

Tanzania

TZ

1046784

0.98%

7,394,079

13.00%

Togo

TG

312832

0.29%

869,956

13.00%

Burkina Faso

BF

293888

0.28%

2,684,265

14.00%

On 19/12/2017, 02:38, "Jackson Muthili" <jacksonmuthi at gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:55 AM, Andrew Alston

    <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com> wrote:

    > While I am sorely tempted to respond point to point in your email and give

    > you a lesson in facts - I will not dignify this nonesense with such.

    You are the convener of opposers. I am open to read those facts.

    > I will however say this - this is the second time you have introduced a

    > racially biased context into the PDP - and discounted the will of a

    > significant portion of the member base - based of blatant unsubstantiated

    > and inaccurate prejudice

    Thank you for the comment.

    The operative words in your comments are :- THE WILL OF A SIGNIFICANT

    PORTION OF THE MEMBER BASE

    You see this is where the crux of your argument lies and where the problem is.

    In your other email you state this same notion that those opposing

    contribute 30% of AfriNIC revenue.

    - AfriNIC is a non profit company managing a critical resource (IPs)

    that is the engine of the internet which the UN already declared a

    basic human right.

    - Because of this very nature AfriNIC cant  sell IPs to highest

    bidders in an open market when those highest bidders pay the most

    revenue. Otherwise yes I will state again that if this was the case

    South Africa as the strongest economy (or one of the strongest) would

    just buy off AfriNIC and its miniature IPs and game closed.

    - You ostentatiously state that every country should be heard equally.

    Thank you for ignoring the fact that the internet penetration rates

    and state of the economy in South Africa (where you have convened the

    largest opposition) - although it can be better - is light years ahead

    of the other 53 African economies whose interests this policy proposal

    is trying to protect. To burry your head in the sand and ignore these

    realities does not take them away.

    J

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