ZANOG is happy to announce our next regional Network Operator Group meeting (KZN) of 2026 at Westville Country Club, Durban
Date: 25 June 2026
Time: 18h00 - 22h00
Venue: Westville Country Club, 1 Link Road, Westville
Title: ZANOG-KZN
RSVP : https://events.nog.net.za/event/80/
We would like you to share your story with the community. get in touch with us at info(a)nog.net.za to do a talk or presentation.
ZANOG is excited to be holding an afternoon of rolling up your sleeves and deploying tools to help network observability before the ZANOG-KZN event in the evening
Date: 25 June 2026
Time: 14h00 - 17h00
Venue: Westville Country Club, 1 Link Road, Westville
Title: Deploying observability tools
RSVP : https://events.nog.net.za/event/88/
Dear Colleagues,
The African Internet community continues to mourn the loss of Alan Barrett, one of Africa’s Internet pioneers, a respected leader, mentor, and friend. Through his decades of service to the Internet community, Alan helped shape Internet infrastructure, policy development, and governance across Africa and globally. His legacy lives on through the institutions he helped build, the policies he shaped, and the many people he inspired.
To honour Alan’s life and contributions, we invite you to share a personal tribute, memory, message, or photograph that reflects his impact on your life or work. Selected tributes and photos will be featured during a memorial session and included in a commemorative tribute for Alan’s family.
Please submit your tribute and photographs here <https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial>.
(https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial)
We also invite you to join us for the Alan Barrett Memorial Tribute:
Date: 23 June 2026
Time: 18:00 EAT ( 15.00 UTC)
Venue: Africa Internet Summit 2026, Nairobi, Kenya
Format: Hybrid (In-Person and Online)
Let us celebrate the life, leadership, and lasting legacy of a man whose contributions helped shape Africa’s Internet.
Kind Regards,
AFRINIC Communications.
Chers membres de la Communauté,
La communauté Internet africaine continue de pleurer la perte d’Alan Barrett, l’un des pionniers de l’Internet en Afrique, un leader respecté, un mentor et un ami. À travers plusieurs décennies de service au sein de la communauté Internet, Alan a contribué à façonner l’infrastructure Internet, le développement des politiques et la gouvernance de l’Internet en Afrique et dans le monde. Son héritage demeure vivant à travers les institutions qu’il a aidé à bâtir, les politiques qu’il a contribué à façonner et les nombreuses personnes qu’il a inspirées.
Afin d’honorer la vie et les contributions d’Alan, nous vous invitons à partager un hommage personnel, un souvenir, un message ou une photographie reflétant l’impact qu’il a eu sur votre vie ou votre travail. Les hommages et photographies sélectionnés seront présentés lors d’une session commémorative et inclus dans un hommage souvenir destiné à la famille d’Alan.
Veuillez soumettre votre hommage et vos photographies ici <https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial>
(https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial)
Nous vous invitons également à vous joindre à nous pour l’hommage commémoratif en mémoire d’Alan Barrett :
Date : 23 juin 2026
Heure : 18 h 00 EAT (15.00 GMT)
Lieu: Africa Internet Summit 2026, Nairobi, Kenya
Format : Hybride (en présentiel et en ligne)
Célébrons ensemble la vie, le leadership et l’héritage durable d’un homme dont les contributions ont aidé à façonner l’Internet en Afrique.
Cordialement,
AFRINIC Communications.
Dear Colleagues,
As governments across Africa accelerate their digital transformation agendas, the transition to IPv6 is no longer simply a technical upgrade; it is becoming a strategic imperative for digital sovereignty, national resilience, and sustainable Internet growth.
Join us for an insightful webinar, "Don't Get Left Behind: Inside the African Government IPv6 Accelerator," where government agencies, regulators, policymakers, and telecommunications operators will gain practical insights into Africa's flagship initiative to support public-sector IPv6 adoption.
Date: 17 June 2026
Time: 10:00 AM UTC, 2:00 PM Mauritian Time
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017784982005/WN_KulTnNftT4Kr9cIRh…
What You Will Learn
• Understand why IPv6 transition has become a matter of national digital sovereignty, not just a technical upgrade.
• Grasp how the African Government IPv6 Accelerator is structured and how your MDA can enrol and progress through it.
• Benchmark your country's IPv6 readiness against regional peers and global mandates.
• Leave with a defensible case for your leadership on the cost of inaction versus the cost of acting now, and a clear next step for your MDA.
Who Should Attend?
• Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)
• Telecommunications Operators (Telcos)
• Regulatory Authorities
• ICT Policymakers
• Network and Infrastructure Managers
• Digital Transformation Leaders
This session will equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and strategic arguments needed to build a compelling case for IPv6 adoption within their organisations and contribute to a more secure, scalable, and future-ready digital ecosystem.
Register Now
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017784982005/WN_KulTnNftT4Kr9cIRh…
Reserve your place today and discover how your organisation can benefit from the African Government IPv6 Accelerator.
Take the IPv6 Readiness Self-Assessment before the webinar.
It is a 2-minute self-diagnostic across six dimensions of institutional readiness: leadership awareness, technical capacity, planning maturity, infrastructure readiness, vendor relationships, and deployment activity. Your individual responses are confidential. Aggregate data informs the programme.
Your tier score lands in your inbox when you submit.
Why take it before the webinar:
You walk into the session with your own data, not a generic frame
When we walk through what each tier means, you will know exactly which paragraph applies to your MDA
You will have the result to forward to your DG or Permanent Secretary the same week, not the week after
Take the 2-minute assessment → <https://learn.afrinic.academy/?fluent-form=6>
(https://learn.afrinic.academy/?fluent-form=6)
If the button does not render, paste this into your browser: <https://afrinic.academy/gov6-assess>Join the Government IPv6 Accelerator <https://learn.afrinic.academy/?fluent-form=6>
(https://learn.afrinic.academy/?fluent-form=6)
Learn more here: https://afrinic.academy/webinar/
AFRINIC Training Team
Dear Colleagues,
As governments across Africa accelerate their digital transformation agendas, the transition to IPv6 is no longer simply a technical upgrade; it is becoming a strategic imperative for digital sovereignty, national resilience, and sustainable Internet growth.
Join us for an insightful webinar, "Don't Get Left Behind: Inside the African Government IPv6 Accelerator," where government agencies, regulators, policymakers, and telecommunications operators will gain practical insights into Africa's flagship initiative to support public-sector IPv6 adoption.
Date: 17 June 2026
Time: 10:00 AM UTC, 2:00 PM Mauritian Time
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017784982005/WN_KulTnNftT4Kr9cIRh…
What You Will Learn
• Understand why IPv6 transition has become a matter of national digital sovereignty, not just a technical upgrade.
• Grasp how the African Government IPv6 Accelerator is structured and how your MDA can enrol and progress through it.
• Benchmark your country's IPv6 readiness against regional peers and global mandates.
• Leave with a defensible case for your leadership on the cost of inaction versus the cost of acting now, and a clear next step for your MDA.
Who Should Attend?
• Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)
• Telecommunications Operators (Telcos)
• Regulatory Authorities
• ICT Policymakers
• Network and Infrastructure Managers
• Digital Transformation Leaders
This session will equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and strategic arguments needed to build a compelling case for IPv6 adoption within their organisations and contribute to a more secure, scalable, and future-ready digital ecosystem.
Register Now
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017784982005/WN_KulTnNftT4Kr9cIRh…
Reserve your place today and discover how your organisation can benefit from the African Government IPv6 Accelerator.
Learn more here: https://afrinic.academy/webinar/
AFRINIC Training Team
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Dear Colleagues,
The Nomination Committee 2026 hereby informs the AFRINIC Membership and broader Internet Community that the deadline for submission of nominations for the AFRINIC Elections 2026 has been extended to 08 June 2026.
The extension applies to the following positions:
Three (3) seats for the Governance Committee
Two (2) seats for the NRO NC / ASO AC community representatives
Two (2) PDP Co-Chairs
The Nomination Committee encourages qualified candidates from all AFRINIC sub-regions to submit their nominations and welcomes diversity in representation, including gender and linguistic diversity.
Nomination forms and election information are available:
Governance Committee:https://forms.afrinic.net/governance-committee-election-2026
NRO NC / ASO AC: https://forms.afrinic.net/nro-nc-aso-ac-election-2026 <https://forms.afrinic.net/nro-nc-aso-ac-election-2026>
PDP Co-Chairs: https://forms.afrinic.net/pdp-co-chairs-selection-2026 <https://forms.afrinic.net/pdp-co-chairs-selection-2026>
Additional information and the Election Guidelines 2026 at: https://election.afrinic.net/election-guideline-2026,
Kind Regards,
AFRINIC Communication
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Élections AFRINIC 2026 : Prolongation de l'appel à candidatures
Chers collègues,
Le comité de nomination 2026 informe les membres d'AFRINIC et la communauté Internet que la date limite de soumission des candidatures pour les élections AFRINIC 2026 a été prolongée au 08 juin 2026.
Cette prolongation s'applique aux postes suivants :
Trois (3) sièges au sein du comité de gouvernance
Deux (2) sièges pour les représentants de la communauté NRO NC / ASO AC
Deux (2) coprésidents du PDP
Les formulaires de candidature et les informations relatives aux élections restent disponibles aux adresses suivantes:
Comité de gouvernance : https://forms.afrinic.net/governance-committee-election-2026
NRO NC / ASO AC : https://forms.afrinic.net/nro-nc-aso-ac-election-2026
Coprésidents du PDP : https://forms.afrinic.net/pdp-co-chairs-selection-2026
Pour toute information complémentaire ainsi que pour consulter les directives électorales 2026, veuillez visiter : https://election.afrinic.net/election-guideline-2026
AFRINIC Communication