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<p>This sounds good news to African region and whole internet
ecosystem.</p>
<p>It is always important to highlight that the continue tentative
to treat IP addresses as private property and keep believing that
IP leasing is something normal and acceptable, with the excuse
that the IPv4 exhaustion justifies it will not prevail.<br>
</p>
<p>Members of all RIRs must understand there are policies in place
and they must be obeyed regardless if they agree or not, if they
find it fair or not. A contract has been signed agreeing to that.
There are proper processes in place to change policies and nobody
should consider that bypassing the current rules is something that
will go unnoticed without sanctions.</p>
<p>Regards</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/15/2026 10:08 AM, AFRINIC
Communication via RPD wrote:<br>
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style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear
Colleagues,<br>
<br>
The African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) Ltd, also known
as AFRINIC, wishes to inform its members, resource holders,
stakeholders, and the broader Internet community that the
Supreme Court of Mauritius has, on 14 May 2026, issued an <a
href="https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/Rule_Afrinic-150526_Redacted.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">Interim Order</a> (<a
href="https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/Rule_Afrinic-150526_Redacted.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/Rule_Afrinic-150526_Redacted.pdf</a>)
against Cloud Innovation Ltd following the publication of false
and misleading statements disseminated through its
subsidiary, Larus Ltd.
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In particular, the publication had incorrectly represented
that the Supreme Court of Mauritius had sanctioned or
otherwise authorised the leasing of AFRINIC-allocated Internet
number resources, including IP address resources.<br>
<br>
AFRINIC wishes to reiterate, further to its <a
href="https://afrinic.net/afrinic-communique-09052026"
moz-do-not-send="true">communiqué dated 09 May 2026</a> (<a
href="https://afrinic.net/afrinic-communique-09052026"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://afrinic.net/afrinic-communique-09052026</a>)
and in the clearest possible terms, that the said publication
does not accurately reflect the position of the Supreme Court
of Mauritius and is misleading in nature.<br>
<br>
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<div>The aforementioned Interim <a
href="https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/case_73_555-2025-140526_Redacted.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">Order</a> (<a
href="https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/case_73_555-2025-140526_Redacted.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/case_73_555-2025-140526_Redacted.pdf</a>)
issued by the Supreme Court of Mauritius expressly addresses
the matter and confirms the legal position in relation
thereto.<br>
<br>
AFRINIC further reiterates that Internet number resources
allocated by AFRINIC are governed by the applicable
registration policies, contractual framework, and the
established principles underpinning the Regional Internet
Registry (RIR) system. Any representation suggesting judicial
sanctioning of arrangements outside such framework is
categorically denied unless expressly determined by a
competent court.<br>
<br>
Additionally, AFRINIC considers it both opportune and
appropriate to inform its members and the broader Internet
community that, in relation to the winding-up petition
initiated by Cloud Innovation Ltd against AFRINIC in July 2025
under matter reference SC/COM/PET/000508/2025, the Supreme
Court of Mauritius has, on 14 May 2026,also granted
an Order formally allowing ICANN to intervene as a party in
the proceedings. Details providing an overview of the series
of proceedings initiated by Cloud Innovation Ltd against
AFRINIC since 2021, which AFRINIC considers to be frivolous
and vexatious, are available at: <a
href="https://afrinic.net/court-cases"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://afrinic.net/court-cases</a>.<br>
<br>
AFRINIC remains committed to ensuring transparency, accuracy
of information, and the protection of the integrity of the
Internet number resource administration system for the African
and Indian Ocean region.<br>
<br>
Issued by:<br>
AFRINIC<br>
15 May 2026</div>
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