<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="">FWIW, a plain english reading of the words there limits the boards authority to do so to only those policies regarding the management of internet number resources and would not include the management of the policy development process or the policy development working group itself.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">One has to stretch that rule quite far in order to extend it to envelop either, let alone both of those other categories which is what would be necessary for the board to appoint co-chairs.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s pretty explicit in the current policy that the working group is to select new co-chairs.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 21, 2021, at 1:05 AM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Monaco; 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-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Hi Eddy,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">In order to be able to propose other options, I’ve asked already *<b class="">twice</b>* in previous emails to the Board to confirm if their understanding of the bylaws Article 11.4 (“Notwithstanding, the provisions of Article 11.2 the Board may adopt such policies regarding the management of internet number resources where it considers that the same is necessary and urgent, having regard to the proper and responsible usage of these resources.”), is that they also can decide on how to proceed, by means of policy on the solution to this problem.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Note that this will also allow to take a decision on the choices 1 and 2 that you presented, without doubts of legitimacy for that.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Obviously, the Board will need to answer a few hours before 20:00 UTC on 22<sup class="">nd</sup>, so the PDWG have time to suggest the Board possible choices based on that understanding of 11.4.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Pity that we didn’t got a precise answer on that the first time it was asked, but hopefully this 3<sup class="">rd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>time is the one ;-)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Jordi<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">@jordipalet<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">El 19/2/21 17:32, "Eddy Kayihura" <<a href="mailto:eddy@afrinic.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">eddy@afrinic.net</a>> escribió:<span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">[French below]</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We are following the discussions on the RPD mailing list with the utmost attention and appreciate your efforts to find a solution for selecting the working group co-chairs.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We have seen some community recommendations that AFRINIC, in its role as secretariat to the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG), facilitates the ongoing discussions by summarising all the options on the table. We are happy to take on this task. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">As it currently stands, we have seen two proposed options on the list:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Option 1: Co-chair election by the PDWG via an online election </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Option 2: Co-Chair selection by the PDWG via consensus </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We would like to invite our community members to suggest any other proposed options that they consider to be a potential way forward on the list by Monday, 22 February 2021 (20h00 UTC). </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The AFRINIC team will then publish a comprehensive list of the proposed options on Wednesday, 24 February 2021. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The AFRINIC team will then share a staff assessment and impact analysis for implementing each option on Friday, 26 February 2021.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We believe that this will aid the PDWG in making its decision on the best way forward.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">. To aid us in capturing your proposed options precisely, we ask you the following:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 71.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We encourage you to be concise when raising your proposed option. </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 71.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We are not seeking support or comments on proposed options at this point, just a collection of all the different proposed options. </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">I hope this approach could help us come together as a community and agree on the best way forward for this core component of our bottom-up, all-inclusive process that AFRINIC and its PDP have been founded upon. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Kind Regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Eddy Kayihura,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Chief Executive Officer,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">[French Version]</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Chers collègues,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nous suivons les discussions sur la liste de diffusion de la RPD avec la plus grande attention et apprécions vos efforts pour trouver une solution pour la sélection des coprésidents d</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">u</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>groupe de travail.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nous avons vu certaines recomm</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">e</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">ndations de la communauté selon lesquelles AFRINIC, en tant que secrétariat du groupe de travail sur l'élaboration des politiques (PDWG),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">pourrait<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">facilite</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">r</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>les discussions en cours en résumant toutes les options sur la table. Nous sommes heureux d'assumer cette tâche. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dans l'état actuel des choses, nous avons vu deux options proposées sur la liste :</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Option 1 : élection d</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">es</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>coprésident</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>par le PDWG via une élection en ligne </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Option 2 : sélection des coprésidents par le PDWG par consensus </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nous aimerions inviter les membres de notre communauté à proposer toute autre option qu'ils considèrent comme une voie possible<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">de solution</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, sur la liste avant le lundi 22 février 2021 (20h00 UTC). </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">L'équipe d'AFRINIC publiera ensuite une liste complète des options proposées le mercredi 24 février 2021. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">L'équipe d'AFRINIC partagera ensuite une évaluation et une analyse d'impact pour la mise en œuvre de chaque option le vendredi 26 février 2021.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nous pensons que cela aidera le PDWG dans sa décision.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Pour nous aider à<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">noter</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> les options que vous proposez avec précision, nous vous<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">proposons la démarche suivante</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">- Nous vous encourageons à être concis lorsque vous présentez l'option que vous proposez. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">- Nous ne cherchons pas à obtenir un soutien ou des commentaires sur les options proposées à ce stade, mais simplement à rassembler toutes les différentes options proposées. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">J'espère que cette approche pourra nous aider à nous rassembler en tant que communauté et à nous mettre d'accord sur la meilleure façon de faire avancer cette composante essentielle de notre processus ascendant<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">(bottom-up)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">et inclusif sur lequel AFRINIC et son PDP ont été fondés. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Cordialement,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Eddy Kayihura,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Chief Executive Officer,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">_______________________________________________ RPD mailing list<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:RPD@afrinic.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">RPD@afrinic.net</a><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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