On 10 Sep 2025, at 11:24, Amin Dayekh via zanog-discuss wrote:
It is no longer news that there are plans to relocate afrinic to Ehiopia
this is incorrect.
there are _several_ countries that are being considered as a “safe haven” for a future … african registry.
ET was considered because for obvious reasons (flight hub, home of AUC, ..). it’s not my place to discuss and explain each of the rest - except to say that, if a future african registry had to relocate to *anywhere* it would *absolutely* require the assistance of the receiving country’s government. again, the reasons should be self-evident (tax exemptions, visas, etc.). and having a recognised IGO paving the way for those discussions to begin, is not the ragnarok that people claim it is. in fact, i would say it’s quite healthy, because they bring gravitas to any negotiating table.
what you *should* have taken away from that call is “here are options; go discuss”
that’s called: “planning for contingencies”. which, is healthy. don’t confuse that with “conspiracy”.
there are several iterations of what a future “fixed” afrinic might look like. it is too early to speculate what the final outcome would be, but whatever that is can not happen without buy-in from afrinic’s membership. if you are trying to imply that smartafrica doesn’t recognise this, or is seeking to subvert that, then, goto (1).
—n.