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AFRINIC’s Constitution Is Africa’s Next Internet Stress Test
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (245+ words) The regional registry’s proposed reforms deserve support, but only if they convert litigation, proxy warfare and institutional paralysis into durable checks on every form of capture. Constitutions are most valuable when trust has failed. When institutions are calm, rules can…...
Community Networks: Africa’s Missing Layer of Digital Sovereignty
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) The challenge is not simply one of infrastructure. It is also a question of ownership, participation, and resilience. As Africa seeks to build a more inclusive and sovereign digital future, community networks are emerging as one of the most overlooked…...
Africa’s Digital Transformation Is Outpacing Its Cybersecurity Governance
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (361+ words) This gap is becoming one of the most critical risks to Africa’s digital future. Speed, however, has come at a cost. This governance deficit manifests in several ways: Many African countries have enacted data protection and cybersecurity laws. However, enforcement…...
Africa’s Community Networks Offer a Local Path to Inclusive and Resilient Connectivity
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (522+ words) Across Africa, discussions about digital transformation often focus on large-scale infrastructure, national broadband backbones, undersea cables, data centers, and mobile network expansion. Yet one of the most powerful and underutilized models for bridging the digital divide lies at a much…...
China and the Geopolitics of Africa’s 6.2 Million IPv4 Addresses
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1426+ words) CircleID AFRINIC is the only institution authorised to distribute Internet number resources for Africa and the Indian Ocean. When that institution is weakened, Africa does not simply lose an administrative service. It loses leverage over the most basic layer of…...
Securing Africa’s Digital Future: Why Cybersecurity Must Lead Digital Transformation
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (211+ words) Africa is increasingly becoming a target for cyberattacks due to a combination of rapid digital growth and relatively weak security controls. Key sectors face significant risks: A fundamental challenge across many African digital initiatives is that cybersecurity is often treated…...
The Misinformation War Over Africa’s Internet Registry
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (806+ words) ARIN’s President and CEO, John Curran, described the controversy in 2021 as a saga involving “misappropriation” and reported that the overwhelming majority of the approximately 6.2 million addresses were not used within Africa and were predominantly leased to other parties. His account…...
Africa Is Not a Digital Quarry
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (145+ words) Lu Heng’s elegant theory of registry power misses the harder truth. AFRINIC is under strain not only because the RIR model has weaknesses, but because African public resources have been pulled into a global market and defended through saturation litigation....