ZANOG is happy to announce the last regional Network Operator Group meeting (KwaZulu Natal) of 2025 in, Durban, South Africa.
Date: 23 October 2025
Time: 18h00-22h00
Venue: Westville Country Club, 1 Link Road, Westville, Durban, South Africa.
We are looking for talks at this event. Local NOGs are a great place to share stories or what you have been working on. let us know if you would like to share your story email us info[at]nog.net.za
We will be having the usual evening talks, followed by drinks, snacks and social networking.
Talks will start at 18h30, but we encourage arrivals from 18h00 for a bit of mingling, before the event.
A big thank you to FLEXOPTIX for their support and sponsorship of ZANOG 2025 events.
RSVP here : https://events.nog.net.za/event/69/
Hello all.
The APRICOT 2026 Program Committee chairs are pleased to announce that
the Call for Papers (CfP) has been published at the below URL:
https://2026.apricot.net/programme/callforpresentations
We look forward to receiving your submissions, noting that the APRICOT
2026 conference is going to be held one month earlier than is usually
the case; 9th - 11th February, 2026.
The sooner you can submit your presentation, the greater the chance it
could make the final agenda.
Thank you.
Mark Tinka, Mark Duffell & Achie Atienza
APRICOT 2026 Programme Committee Chairs
Hello ZANOG.
(Please excuse me if this message has been duplicated.)
My name is Tijay Chung, and I am a researcher at Virginia Tech.
Our team at Virginia Tech has been building *ASINT
<https://asint.netsecurelab.org/>*, a research tool that *maps ASNs to
their operating organizations* by combining Internet-routing metadata
(WHOIS, PeeringDB, corp websites, M&A records, etc.) with
large-language-model analysis. It is conceptually similar to CAIDA's
AS2ORG, but with broader coverage. A use case is reducing false positives
in BGP hijack detection by identifying when different origin ASNs actually
belong to the same organization.
*Please try it:*
1. AS search for AS 18733 (Microsoft and acquired ASNs):
https://asint.netsecurelab.org/as-search/18733
2. Organization search for Deloitte (across multiple RIRs):
https://asint.netsecurelab.org/org-search?q=deloitte
*Why this might help:*
Systems like Cloudflare Radar flag anomalies when the origin ASN does not
match ROAs. Many of these are not hijacks but legitimate internal
re-announcements between sibling ASNs. In our dataset of 17,282 such alerts
(Jan 2023–Jul 2024), ASINT identified 1,621 cases (~9.4%) as likely
intra-org. We sampled 100 of these and contacted operators; all 32 who
replied confirmed they were internal, not hijacks.
*What we need from you:*
1. Please check your org and ASNs. If you see a correct mapping, click the
thumbs-up. If you see an error or a missing ASN, click the thumbs-down.
After that, a short comment box appears. Any details you can share are
valuable: correct legal entity name, subsidiaries, brand vs legal names,
recent M&A, reseller or DDoS-scrubbing scenarios, multi-tenant NOCs,
government or university structures, region-specific business units, joint
ventures, or anything else that explains why two ASNs should or should not
be grouped.
2. Expect errors. We know there are two classes:
- False positives: we group ASNs under the same organization even though
they are different.
- Misses: we fail to group sibling ASNs that should be together.
*If you spot either, please rate and leave a comment. We will feed your
comments into the next LLM pipeline cycle to correct mappings and tune
extraction rules.*
3. Any feedback is welcome: data sources we should incorporate, edge cases
that keep biting you, risk of over-merges vs under-merges, UI issues, or
better ways to present evidence. If you prefer email, reply here or write
to our team: tijay(a)vt.edu, yongzhe(a)vt.edu, weitongli(a)vt.edu
We aim to complement, not replace, existing datasets and community
curation. If you maintain ground-truth lists for your org and are willing
to share pointers, that helps everyone.
If this is useful, we will report a summary of corrections learned from the
community and continue iterating.
Thanks for taking a look and for any time you can spare.
Thanks,
Tijay Chung, Associate Professor
Virginia Tech | Computer Science
220 Gilbert Street, Suite 4303
Blacksburg, VA 24060
(540) 231-0667| tijay(a)vt.edu
Hello ZANOG Team,
Hope you are all doing well.
We’d like to thank everyone who joined us for the recent Proxmox workshop it was a great session, and we truly appreciate your participation!
We’re also excited to invite you to our next session in the SdNOG Weekly Workshop Series: DNS & DNSSEC Operational Best Practices with Philip Paeps
Workshop Details
Date: Saturday 20 September
Time: 11:00 UTC (13:00 Sudan Time)
More details:
https://docs.sdnog.sd/books/sdnog-workshops/page/dns-dnssec-operational-bes…
Join online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qcThhgQTSRqDkAtRR36uGQ
As always, it’s an open and free session, anyone interested is welcome to join, learn, and ask questions.
We’d love to see you there. Please share with your friends and colleagues, and let’s keep learning together!
Best regards,
Sara Alamin
sdnog Team
A Reminder about the next regional ZANOG Event
Date: Thursday 18 September 2025
Time : 18h00 - 22h00
Venue : Workshop17, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa.
RSVP here : https://events.nog.net.za/event/68/
We are looking for more talks. Local NOGs are a great place to share stories or what you have been working on.
let us know if you would like to share your story email us info[at]nog.net.za
A big thank you to FLEXOPTIX for their support and sponsorship of ZANOG 2025 events.
Hi Seun
I will publish it all and how the team came to that final slate. I will
also include the external pressure and attempted interference that we faced
with the team yet the NOMCOM is supposed to be an independent committee
which even an Afrinic CEO or Internal legal office must never attempt to
manipulate.
Like I have indicated, it's going to be an interesting case study and a
great comparison for the future.
Cheers,
*.**/noah*
On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Bro in your publication, just remember to indicate if there were other
> qualified candidates or not. When 2 or very few candidates exists that
> meets the requirement, eliminating to remain a sole candidate should not be
> a core goal of nomcom
>
> I am not a fan of a single candidate but if there were no other applicants
> that meets the basic nomination requirements then there will be nothing to
> slate other than the sole candidate which is fine.
>
> As I said in the past, one of the critical role of nomcom is to produce a
> competitive slate..I want to assume there were no other qualified
> candidates for that region and considering that this current nomcom did not
> have so much time on their hands to attempt lengthy extensions we live with
> what we have.
>
> Regards
>
> ----
> Sent from my mobile
> kindly excuse typos
>
> On Thu, 11 Sept 2025, 1:58 pm Noah, <noah(a)neo.co.tz> wrote:
>
>> Well
>>
>> The 2022 Board Election which were stopped through a court order.
>>
>> While reading that affidavit, there were a number of complaints and one
>> of them was that; the NOMCOM for which I was Chair, had slated only one
>> Candidate for the North African Seat. That Candidate was Prof.Habib.
>>
>> I will make be publishing the same at different forums to form part of an
>> interesting case study.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Noah
>>
>> On Wed, 10 Sept 2025, 1:51 pm Amin Dayekh, <admin(a)megamore.ng> wrote:
>>
>>> Well Done!
>>>
>>> I think at a certain point in time, back in 2022, when there was a slate
>>> of candidates, the NomCom was discriminated for slating one candidate. What
>>> changed now?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM AFRINIC Communication via
>>> Members-Discuss <members-discuss(a)afrinic.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Resource and Community Members,
>>>>
>>>> We are writing to inform you that there will be no election for Board
>>>> Seat 1 (Northern Africa region), as only one suitable candidate has been
>>>> retained by the Nomination Committee. Consequently, there being only one
>>>> candidate for the one (1) seat to be filled for the Northern Africa region,
>>>> the said candidate will be declared elected on 12 September 2025.
>>>>
>>>> [On behalf of Nomcom 2025]
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Members-Discuss mailing list
>>>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Members-Discuss mailing list
>>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>
>
So if they did not have much time, according to a timeline they already
set, we have to live with that?
Brilliant bro !
On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Bro in your publication, just remember to indicate if there were other
> qualified candidates or not. When 2 or very few candidates exists that
> meets the requirement, eliminating to remain a sole candidate should not be
> a core goal of nomcom
>
> I am not a fan of a single candidate but if there were no other applicants
> that meets the basic nomination requirements then there will be nothing to
> slate other than the sole candidate which is fine.
>
> As I said in the past, one of the critical role of nomcom is to produce a
> competitive slate..I want to assume there were no other qualified
> candidates for that region and considering that this current nomcom did not
> have so much time on their hands to attempt lengthy extensions we live with
> what we have.
>
> Regards
>
> ----
> Sent from my mobile
> kindly excuse typos
>
> On Thu, 11 Sept 2025, 1:58 pm Noah, <noah(a)neo.co.tz> wrote:
>
>> Well
>>
>> The 2022 Board Election which were stopped through a court order.
>>
>> While reading that affidavit, there were a number of complaints and one
>> of them was that; the NOMCOM for which I was Chair, had slated only one
>> Candidate for the North African Seat. That Candidate was Prof.Habib.
>>
>> I will make be publishing the same at different forums to form part of an
>> interesting case study.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Noah
>>
>> On Wed, 10 Sept 2025, 1:51 pm Amin Dayekh, <admin(a)megamore.ng> wrote:
>>
>>> Well Done!
>>>
>>> I think at a certain point in time, back in 2022, when there was a slate
>>> of candidates, the NomCom was discriminated for slating one candidate. What
>>> changed now?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM AFRINIC Communication via
>>> Members-Discuss <members-discuss(a)afrinic.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Resource and Community Members,
>>>>
>>>> We are writing to inform you that there will be no election for Board
>>>> Seat 1 (Northern Africa region), as only one suitable candidate has been
>>>> retained by the Nomination Committee. Consequently, there being only one
>>>> candidate for the one (1) seat to be filled for the Northern Africa region,
>>>> the said candidate will be declared elected on 12 September 2025.
>>>>
>>>> [On behalf of Nomcom 2025]
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Members-Discuss mailing list
>>>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Members-Discuss mailing list
>>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Members-Discuss mailing list
>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>
>
Well
The 2022 Board Election which were stopped through a court order.
While reading that affidavit, there were a number of complaints and one of
them was that; the NOMCOM for which I was Chair, had slated only one
Candidate for the North African Seat. That Candidate was Prof.Habib.
I will make be publishing the same at different forums to form part of an
interesting case study.
Cheers,
Noah
On Wed, 10 Sept 2025, 1:51 pm Amin Dayekh, <admin(a)megamore.ng> wrote:
> Well Done!
>
> I think at a certain point in time, back in 2022, when there was a slate
> of candidates, the NomCom was discriminated for slating one candidate. What
> changed now?
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM AFRINIC Communication via Members-Discuss <
> members-discuss(a)afrinic.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Resource and Community Members,
>>
>> We are writing to inform you that there will be no election for Board
>> Seat 1 (Northern Africa region), as only one suitable candidate has been
>> retained by the Nomination Committee. Consequently, there being only one
>> candidate for the one (1) seat to be filled for the Northern Africa region,
>> the said candidate will be declared elected on 12 September 2025.
>>
>> [On behalf of Nomcom 2025]
>> _______________________________________________
>> Members-Discuss mailing list
>> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Members-Discuss mailing list
> Members-Discuss(a)afrinic.net
> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss
>
Hi all
With the upcoming AFRINIC election, ZANOG encourages all eligible voters to research the candidates, and cast their votes carefully. We believe the candidates below represent the best mix of experience, integrity, and commitment to strengthening AFRINIC, combining technical expertise, governance knowledge, and a dedication to transparency, accountability, and member-driven leadership for the future of our Registry
https://election.afrinic.net/candidate-slate
Seat 1 (North Africa) - Abdelaziz Hilali
Seat 2 (West Africa) - Emmanuel Adewale Adedokun
Seat 3 (Indian Ocean) - Kaleem Usmani
Seat 4 (Central Africa) - Laurent Ntumba
Seat 5 (Southern Africa) - Carla Sanderson
Seat 6 (East Africa) - Fiona Asonga
Seat 7 (Non-regional/Independent 1) - Ben Roberts
Seat 8 (Non-regional/Independent 2) - Adewole David Ajao
Kind regards
Edd
----
I mean - it's a very vague statement that is highly subjective, and doesn't
really contain any objective statements that can be evaluated by anyone.
It's the same as saying Mars really has issues.....
Andrew
----
For reasons that may or may not be self-evident I am not commenting on the
legality of the upcoming election nor what flows from potential hiccups
that arise.
I wish the candidates luck, and can say I am impressed with most of the
slate which is advanced as a community candidate list - there are some very
good people on that list and at least one candidate not on the list who is
certainly fit and proper.
But Andrew's comment can't go without a bit of a chime in. There is at
least one issue which Mars doesn't have which Africa does and unless you
can get a means to transport that problem from Tanzania to Mars I am afraid
that Mars despite having a bad atmosphere has at least one major issue less
than than Africa.
;)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Andrew Alston <aa(a)alstonnetworks.net>
> To: zanog-discuss(a)lists.nog.net.za
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> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:12:34 +0300
> Subject: [zanog-discuss] Re: Afrinic election slate and ZANOGs View
> Care to explain why you believe this Noah?
>
> I mean - it's a very vague statement that is highly subjective, and
> doesn't really contain any objective statements that can be evaluated by
> anyone.
>
> It's the same as saying Mars really has issues.....
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM Noah via zanog-discuss <
> zanog-discuss(a)lists.nog.net.za> wrote:
>
>> Folks
>>
>> I will be very honest. We really have issues in this continent.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> *.**/noah*
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 9 Sept 2025, 10:47 pm Edrich de Lange via zanog-discuss, <
>> zanog-discuss(a)lists.nog.net.za> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> With the upcoming AFRINIC election, ZANOG encourages all eligible voters
>>> to research the candidates, and cast their votes carefully. We believe the
>>> candidates below represent the best mix of experience, integrity, and
>>> commitment to strengthening AFRINIC, combining technical expertise,
>>> governance knowledge, and a dedication to transparency, accountability, and
>>> member-driven leadership for the future of our Registry
>>>
>>> https://election.afrinic.net/candidate-slate
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Seat 1 (North Africa) - Abdelaziz Hilali
>>> Seat 2 (West Africa) - Emmanuel Adewale Adedokun
>>> Seat 3 (Indian Ocean) - Kaleem Usmani
>>> Seat 4 (Central Africa) - Laurent Ntumba
>>> Seat 5 (Southern Africa) - Carla Sanderson
>>> Seat 6 (East Africa) - Fiona Asonga
>>> Seat 7 (Non-regional/Independent 1) - Ben Roberts
>>> Seat 8 (Non-regional/Independent 2) - Adewole David Ajao
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>> Edd
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mark Elkins <mark(a)posix.co.za>
> To: zanog-discuss(a)lists.nog.net.za
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:13:32 +0200
> Subject: [zanog-discuss] Re: Afrinic election slate and ZANOGs View
>
> Hi folks
>
> There will always appear to be problems as long as there are people that
> disagree with our personal viewpoint....
>
> On that subject - why is ZANOG suggesting non-South Africans for seat 9
> whilst I am standing for that seat. Don't we want a little more influence
> on the AFRINIC Board. Please vote for me for seat 8.
>
> I am an ex-AFRINIC Board Member (the board needs some history), the
> re-creator of CO.ZA, DNS Trainer, part of the DNS Study of Africa, Part
> of the ICANN DNSSEC & Security management, local ISOC Board - etc. I run an
> ISP, am a Registrar and Registry operator of EDU.ZA
> On 10/09/2025 08:25, Noah via zanog-discuss wrote:
>
> Folks
>
> I will be very honest. We really have issues in this continent.
>
> Cheers,
> *.**/noah*
>
>
> On Tue, 9 Sept 2025, 10:47 pm Edrich de Lange via zanog-discuss, <
> zanog-discuss(a)lists.nog.net.za> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> With the upcoming AFRINIC election, ZANOG encourages all eligible voters
>> to research the candidates, and cast their votes carefully. We believe the
>> candidates below represent the best mix of experience, integrity, and
>> commitment to strengthening AFRINIC, combining technical expertise,
>> governance knowledge, and a dedication to transparency, accountability, and
>> member-driven leadership for the future of our Registry
>>
>> https://election.afrinic.net/candidate-slate
>>
>>
>>
>> Seat 1 (North Africa) - Abdelaziz Hilali
>> Seat 2 (West Africa) - Emmanuel Adewale Adedokun
>> Seat 3 (Indian Ocean) - Kaleem Usmani
>> Seat 4 (Central Africa) - Laurent Ntumba
>> Seat 5 (Southern Africa) - Carla Sanderson
>> Seat 6 (East Africa) - Fiona Asonga
>> Seat 7 (Non-regional/Independent 1) - Ben Roberts
>> Seat 8 (Non-regional/Independent 2) - Adewole David Ajao
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Edd
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