<div dir="auto"> Congratulations to the new AFRINIC board.<div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sincerely Yours,</div><div dir="auto">Ochang Thomas N.</div><div dir="auto">Chief Superintendent of Police.</div><div dir="auto">Nigeria Police Force.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 7:43 AM Abdirashid Ibrahim Abdirahman <<a href="mailto:rashedibr@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rashedibr@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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.</div>
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1. Re: [Board-Discuss] Call for Action: Modernizing the AFRINIC<br>
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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 04:39:11 +0000<br>
From: Sami Salih <<a href="mailto:sami.salih@outlook.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">sami.salih@outlook.com</a>><br>
To: Ben Roberts - AfriNIC <<a href="mailto:ben.roberts@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ben.roberts@afrinic.net</a>>,<br>
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Hi Ben<br>
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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.<br>
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In parallel, organizing some online sessions to the community while preparing for the upcoming AFRINIC meeting would also greatly help in invigorating the process.<br>
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With Regards,<br>
Sami Salih.<br>
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From: Ben Roberts - AfriNIC <<a href="mailto:ben.roberts@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ben.roberts@afrinic.net</a>><br>
Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:58:24 am<br>
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Subject: Re: [Board-Discuss] Call for Action: Modernizing the AFRINIC Policy Manual<br>
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Sami,<br>
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.<br>
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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?<br>
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Kind regards<br>
Ben<br>
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On 6 Oct 2025, at 08:08, Sami Salih via Board <<a href="mailto:board@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">board@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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Dear PDWG Community,<br>
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I hope this message finds you well.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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:<br>
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Previous PDWG Co-Chairs<br>
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.<br>
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AFRINIC Board<br>
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.<br>
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PDWG Community<br>
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.<br>
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This is a collective responsibility, and now is the right moment to re-energize our PDP and demonstrate the resilience of the AFRINIC community.<br>
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With Regards.<br>
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Sami Salih, PhD (ICT), PMP?<br>
Assistant Professor, Sudan University of Science and Technology<br>
Tel: (249) 122045707<br>
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