<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=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Dear Badru,</span><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 19, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Badru Ntege <<a href="mailto:badru.ntege@nftconsult.com" class="">badru.ntege@nftconsult.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="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; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Marcus and All </span><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">Anyone who has run a cooperation will know that any cooperation will have issues. For Goodness sake even the Vatican has had issues. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I strongly disagree with this assessment. Not only does this tone imply that being lackluster is okay but it’s akin to the excuse people make regarding poor time keeping - “This is Africa blah blah blah …”.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">What we do is understand the issue mitigate and ensure we put measures in place to prevent a repeat. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Not just understand but identify and document at which step or process failure occurred. As an ISO certified organization, am certain AfriNIC has well documented internal processes and workflows. Clearly, some of the processes were not followed in the past and the checks and balances must have been ignored by the responsible parties.</span></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">The organisation has told us they are carrying out an investigation. And we trust they will do a thorough job. Let’s wait for the outcomes</div><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">They are many dooms day proponents but they will always be outnumbered by those that wish the organization well. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Definitely. For the dooms day proponents - I welcome you to take a walk with us on the path of hope. </span></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">We have many dedicated staff that have made AFRINIC what it is today and they continue to ensure that we have sustainable infrastructure on this continent. I’m sure the community at large appreciates this and I want to hear more from the community. </div><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">We have come along way and we will continue to get better every year. AFriNIC belongs to us all. Let’s support them through the challenges. </div><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">Eddy and team. I and I’m sure many members of this community have trust in you and look forward to the next 20 plus years of Afrinic. </div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Trust - Honestly, this has been severely eroded. On the other hand, I pray that the good Lord bless Eddy and his team with the grace, wisdom and patience required to clean up and carry the organization to new heights. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Food for thought - a Warren Buffet quote - "Lose money for my firm and I will be understanding; lose a shred of reputation for the firm, and I will be ruthless.”</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Daniel</span></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="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;" class="">Regards. </div><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On 19 Jan 2020, at 02:38, Marcus K. G. Adomey <<a href="mailto:madomey@hotmail.com" class="">madomey@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span class="">Dear community,<br class=""></span><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In this long article, Kieren McCarthy set a long trail of issues our beloved RIR has been facing. Probably, nothing new from the old fox, but there seems to include serious matters for thought and actions by us.<br class=""></div><div class="">His conclusion below sounds like a serious interpellation to us.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">--------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As its fourth CEO in four years, Kayihura faces an immediate test: can he ensure that the issue of the sale of stolen IP blocks is dealt with professionally and openly? And then can he use that platform to ensure Afrinic starts on a serious process of reform after years of insider dealing and cover-ups?<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">--------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For a bottom-up and community driven organization, the community should take its part of responsibility and promptly act to help the organization re-emerge. The advice from the author should be taken seriously by this community<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The PDWG as one of the major components of this ecosystem must also reflect the new reformed Afrinic.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><span class=""><a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/17/another_afrinic_scandal/" id="LPlnk760303" class="">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/17/another_afrinic_scandal/</a></span><br class=""><div id="LPBorder_GTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlcmVnaXN0ZXIuY28udWsvMjAxOS8xMi8xNy9hbm90aGVyX2FmcmluaWNfc2NhbmRhbC8." class="LPBorder465881" contenteditable="false" style="width: 739px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative; max-width: 800px; min-width: 424px;"><table id="LPContainer465881" role="presentation" style="padding: 12px 36px 12px 12px; width: 689px; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 200, 200); border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px;" class=""><td class=""><div id="LPImageContainer465881" style="position: relative; margin-right: 12px; height: 128.889px; overflow: hidden; width: 240px;" class=""><a target="_blank" id="LPImageAnchor465881" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/17/another_afrinic_scandal/" class=""><img id="LPThumbnailImageId465881" alt="" height="128" width="240" src="https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/12/17/shutterstock_corruption.jpg" data-unique-identifier="" style="display: block;" class=""></a></div></td><td style="width: 427px;" class=""><div id="LPTitle465881" style="font-size: 21px; font-weight: 300; margin-right: 8px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_light, "Segoe UI Light", "Segoe WP Light", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12px;" class=""><a target="_blank" id="LPUrlAnchor465881" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/17/another_afrinic_scandal/" style="text-decoration: none; color: var(--themePrimary);" class="">Stop us if you've heard it before but... 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