[rpd] RPD Digest, Vol 214, Issue 9

Thu Oct 9 10:00:38 UTC 2025

 Congratulations to the new AFRINIC board.
It is cheering that the PDWG is spurring into life once more after the long
hiatus. Obviously the break has left us with some policies that need review
especially the WHOIS/PRIVACY policies which is my major area of interest, I
will be glad to engage in discussions on the PDP on new policies whenever
they are open for discussion. I wish the board all the best.

Sincerely Yours,
Ochang Thomas N.
Chief Superintendent of Police.
Nigeria Police Force.

On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 7:43 AM Abdirashid Ibrahim Abdirahman <
rashedibr at hotmail.com> wrote:

> *Dear Sami Salih, AFRINIC Community*
> Thank you for your thoughtful message and timely initiative. I fully
> support the resumption of the Policy Development Process and commend the
> renewed momentum following AFRINIC’s governance stabilization. Re-engaging
> the community and aligning our policies with global standards is indeed
> essential for strengthening AFRINIC’s role in Africa’s Internet ecosystem.
> Best regards,
> *Abdirashid Ibrahim,*
> *Somaliland*
>
>
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>    1. Re: [Board-Discuss] Call for Action: Modernizing the AFRINIC
>       Policy Manual (Sami Salih)
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> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 04:39:11 +0000
> From: Sami Salih <sami.salih at outlook.com>
> To: Ben Roberts - AfriNIC <ben.roberts at afrinic.net>,
>         "sami.salih at sustech.edu" <sami.salih at sustech.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [rpd] [Board-Discuss] Call for Action: Modernizing the
>         AFRINIC Policy Manual
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> Hi Ben
>
> We already have experts from all over the world actively proposing
> policies and debating both online and in meeting rooms. What we need now is
> simply for the Board to decide on the PDWG chairs to start engaging with
> the community in an official way.
>
> In parallel, organizing some online sessions to the community while
> preparing for the upcoming AFRINIC meeting would also greatly help in
> invigorating the process.
>
> With Regards,
> Sami Salih.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ben Roberts - AfriNIC <ben.roberts at afrinic.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:58:24 am
> To: sami.salih at sustech.edu <sami.salih at sustech.edu>
> Cc: rpd at afrinic.net <rpd at afrinic.net>; dc at darwincosta.com <
> dc at darwincosta.com>; vincent at ngundi.me.ke <vincent at ngundi.me.ke>; Sami
> Salih <sami.salih at outlook.com>
> Subject: Re: [Board-Discuss] Call for Action: Modernizing the AFRINIC
> Policy Manual
>
> Sami,
> Thanks for your mail and we appreciate your contributions to PWDG to date
> and are happy to see you are keen to start it up again. I am replying as a
> community member, though I am also a board member of AfriNIC.
>
> I feel that as we restart the PWDG process, what is absolutely key is that
> we get much more diversity in that process. My question back to you is to
> ask, how do we invigorate the process to involve many more key experts in
> the digital economy of Africa?
>
> Kind regards
> Ben
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 6 Oct 2025, at 08:08, Sami Salih via Board <board at afrinic.net> wrote:
>
> ?
> Dear PDWG Community,
>
> I hope this message finds you well.
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you all on the
> successful election of the AFRINIC Board and the resumption of its proper
> functioning. This milestone marks an important step toward restoring
> stability, trust, and continuity in AFRINIC?s role as the Regional Internet
> Registry for Africa. With governance now back on track, it is the right
> moment to resume the Policy Development Process (PDP) and address the
> policy gaps that have accumulated during the past three years of
> interruption.
>
> As you are aware, over the past three years AFRINIC has gone through a
> period of limited functionality, and the Policy Development Process (PDP)
> has been effectively paused. During this time, the global Internet number
> community has continued to evolve, with significant policy updates taking
> place across the other RIRs. This has created a widening gap between
> AFRINIC?s Consolidated Policy Manual (CPM) and those of our sister RIRs.
>
> In order to restore the momentum of policy development in our region and
> to ensure that AFRINIC?s policy environment remains relevant, consistent,
> and globally aligned, I would like to highlight the following areas where
> action is needed:
>
> Previous PDWG Co-Chairs
> While their terms have now ended, we request that the most recent PDWG
> Co-Chairs prepare a short report summarizing the last set of policy
> proposals that were under discussion before the process stalled. We further
> encourage the original authors of those drafts to resubmit them for renewed
> community review, or alternatively, invite any community member to take
> initiative to re-submit and champion them.
>
> AFRINIC Board
> We call on the Board to formally publish a community call for modernizing
> the AFRINIC Policy Manual. This would include identifying and prioritizing
> areas where policy alignment with other RIRs is needed (e.g., IPv4 transfer
> frameworks, IPv6 allocation criteria, RPKI adoption, Whois/privacy reforms,
> and membership/resource governance models). Such a call would help set a
> clear direction and provide legitimacy to the process of catching up with
> global best practices.
>
> PDWG Community
> Most importantly, we urge all community members to actively re-engage in
> the PDP by discussing any submitted proposals, providing constructive
> feedback, and enriching the drafts with insights drawn from operational
> experience. The strength of AFRINIC?s PDP has always been rooted in the
> diversity and expertise of its community, and your participation will be
> crucial in shaping the future of Internet number resource management in our
> region.
>
> This is a collective responsibility, and now is the right moment to
> re-energize our PDP and demonstrate the resilience of the AFRINIC community.
>
> With Regards.
>
> Sami Salih, PhD (ICT), PMP?
> Assistant Professor, Sudan University of Science and Technology
> Tel: (249) 122045707
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