<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=""><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-017c2e19-7fff-a870-cda3-9bfc40c671bf" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Mr Wollner,</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">I refer to your email dated 24 June 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Questions 1 to 3 were addressed during the open mic session held on 4 June 2021 and we undertook an action to organise a webinar within 2 months to discuss with the community the definition of “need-based” in the AFRINIC policies and bylaws.</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are delighted to see that the discussion amongst the community has already started.</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""><br class=""></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regarding question 4, we cannot penalise a staff member unless we find concrete proof of their involvement in the misappropriation of the IP resources. As of now, we do not have such evidence on any of AFRINIC’s current staff members. </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The appropriate channel for such inquiry or complaint is to submit it via our </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/whistleblowing" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whistleblowing</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> platform. </span></span></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Eddy Kayihura</span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Chief Executive Officer,</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">…………………………………………………….</span></p><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">M. Wollner,</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Je me réfère à votre courriel du 24 juin 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Les questions 1 à 3 ont été abordées lors de la session 'open mic' qui s'est tenue le 4 juin 2021 et nous avons entrepris une action visant à organiser un webinaire dans un délai de 2 mois afin de discuter avec la communauté de la définition de "need-based" dans les politiques et les statuts d'AFRINIC.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Nous sommes ravis de voir que la discussion au sein de la communauté a déjà commencé.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">En ce qui concerne la question 4, nous ne pouvons pas pénaliser un membre du personnel à moins de trouver des preuves concrètes de son implication dans la manipulation non autorisée des ressources IP. A ce jour, nous n'avons pas de telles preuves sur aucun des membres actuels du personnel d'AFRINIC.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Le canal approprié pour une telle requête ou plainte est de la soumettre via notre plateforme de </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/whistleblowing" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">whistleblowing</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></p><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></span><div class="" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Cordialement,</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Eddy Kayihura</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">Directeur général,</span></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;" class="">African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class=""><div class="">
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