A much better explanation of the situation can be found at: https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/03/nrs_afrinic_review/
I also recommend that everyone who is not yet familiar with the issue google Lu Heng and Cloud Innovations, the Hong Kong based corporate entity in question which caused this. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=lu+heng+cloud+innovation The short version of this is that a HK based corporate entity claims it is the legitimate "owner" of 7 million AFRINIC IPs. On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 6:09 AM Bryan Fields <br...@bryanfields.net> wrote: > On 9/13/23 9:27 PM, Bryan Fields wrote: > > I think this qualifies as potentially operational. > > > > Afrinic placed in receivership, board elections to be held in six months: > > https://archive.ph/jOFE4 > > Looks like archive.ph is having problems. This is the original article. > > > > https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2c6pnx4ymt7sd5c493wg0/news/exclusive-afrinic-placed-in-receivership-board-elections-to-be-held-in-six-months > -- > Bryan Fields > > 727-409-1194 - Voice > http://bryanfields.net >
