AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa and the Indian Ocean. Its service region is divided into six sub-regions for statistic gathering purposes and for Board of Directors elections to ensure regional representation.

These sub-regions are: Northern, Western, Central, Eastern, Southern and the Indian Ocean.

AFRINIC's service region also includes several islands located in the Atlantic Ocean which are listed in the Western or Central African regions.

You can see the list of economies of our service region below.

Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) - APNIC, AFRINIC, ARIN, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC - each have their respective service regions. Read more