<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear PDWG,</span></div><br class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We would like to thank you for your collaboration to ensure the successful conclusion of the AFRINIC-33 Public Policy Meeting(PPM) held on 2-3 June 2021.</span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During this PPM, we led a presentation pertaining to rough consensus to create an awareness in the Working Group on the meaning of the consensus approach. 3 policy proposals were discussed with rough consensus declared on two and one was sent back to the rpd mailing list for further refinement and discussion. We have taken note of the 2 appeals that were filed for the two policies</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="" style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">[1]</span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The outcome of the Appeal Committee is now awaited. We are also informed that AFRINIC has seen a very high number of appeals in the past 12 months as compared to the previous years. </span></div><br class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the first time, the minutes of the AFRINIC-33 PPM are also published here</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="" style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">[2]</span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in four languages. We hope that these minutes will be beneficial to those whose first language is not English and will encourage them to be fully engaged with the AFRINIC Policy Development Process. </span></div><br class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the AFRINIC-33 PPM, we as PDWG Chairs also facilitated a discussion with the PDWG in regard to the competing policy proposals that aim at updating the Policy Development Process, which is a policy and documented at Section 3 of the Consolidated Policy Manual. The PDWG did not express any objections to the improvement of the PDP during the discussions.</span></div><br class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We would like to thank the authors of the 3 proposals who presented their text and this Working Group who discussed the way forward. We are hopeful that the Appeal Committee would have processed all the pending appeals by September 2021 to allow the authors to refine their proposals within the timelines stipulated in the Consolidated Policy Manual, where applicable. </span></div><br class=""><br class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4780b6fb-7fff-5c5b-7eb5-4225047c1551" class="" style="text-align: start;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Warm Regards,</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chairs.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reference:</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><ol class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013338.html" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; 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;">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013338.html</span></a><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> & </span><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013337.html" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; 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;">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2021/013337.html</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">English - </span><a href="https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; 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;">https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33</span></a></div></li></ol><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">French - </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/fr/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; 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;">https://afrinic.net/fr/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33</span></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Arabic -</span><a href="https://afrinic.net/ar/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; 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;"> https://afrinic.net/ar/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33</span></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; white-space: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Portuguese - </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/pt/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; 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;">https://afrinic.net/pt/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-33</span></a></div></span></div></span></div></body></html>