[NCSG-PC] [members-discuss] Inquiry to the Board

[Caleb Ogundele]

Additional Statement from AF* Organisation.

https://afstar.org/updates/af-statement-on-council-of-african-internet-governance-authorities-caiga-and-afrinic-reforms/

On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM Caleb Ogundele <muyiwacaleb at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
> I know there has been some conversations on this and I thought to
> share this with you all.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Arthur Carindal via Members-Discuss <members-discuss at afrinic.net>
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025, 6:12 am
> Subject: Re: [members-discuss] Inquiry to the Board
> To: Amin Dayekh <admin at megamore.ng>
> Cc: AfriNIC Discuss <members-discuss at afrinic.net>
>
>
> Dear Mr. Amin,
>
>
> Thank you for your message and for your attention to the information
> shared publicly.
>
>
> We would like to clarify that Smart Africa signed a cooperation MoU with
> AFRINIC in 2020, as several other African institutions have also done. This
> cooperation focuses only on capacity-building and supporting African
> countries and organisations in the efficient management of Internet number
> resources, which are essential for critical infrastructure and digital
> transformation.
>
> This partnership is limited to technical collaboration, training, and
> support to national Internet-related initiatives.
>
>
> AFRINIC remains fully guided by ICP-2 principles, which define the
> independence and operating model of Regional Internet Registries.
>
> We also reaffirm AFRINIC’s mission: *“To serve the African Internet
> community by delivering efficient services in a global multi-stakeholder
> environment.” *As the African RIR, AFRINIC works with all relevant
> stakeholders across the continent, both public and private.
>
>
> We wish to reassure you that AFRINIC’s governance remains entirely rooted
> in its resource members, and SmartAfrica is not interfering in AFRINIC’s
> affairs.
>
>
> Kind regards.
>
> _______________________________________________________________
>
> Arthur Carindal N'guessan.
>
> Head of Stakeholder Development, AFRINIC Ltd.
>
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> On 19 Nov 2025, at 12:53, Amin Dayekh <admin at megamore.ng> wrote:
>
> Hi, this is to the esteemed board to answer:
>
> There is a post on LinkedIn handle of AFRINIC lead me to a link here
> https://afrinic.net/afrinic-at-transform-africa-summit-2025-reconnecting-with-the-african-ict-community
>
> Following the link, I read the statement, which is not yet announced to
> members, but a paragraph captured my attention: Would you clarify what type
> of collaboration? What frameworks? Under what capacity is Smart Africa
> acting on AFRINIC affairs, and what does "Ally" mean? How is it translated?
>
> "Beyond the sessions, the Summit allowed for meaningful bilateral
> engagements. A key meeting between AFRINIC and Smart Africa’s Director
> General, Mr Lacina Koné, *opened the door to deeper collaboration under
> clearer, more structured frameworks.* Smart Africa has long been an ally
> of AFRINIC, and both sides reaffirmed the importance of coordinating
> technical programmes with continental flagship projects in connectivity,
> data governance, and peering. Strengthening this partnership offers
> enormous potential for AFRINIC to scale capacity-building activities and
> align more closely with Africa’s broader digital transformation priorities."
>
>
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*Caleb Ogundele*
Email: muyiwacaleb at gmail.com
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