AFRINIC Board Election: Deadline extension for the Call for candidates
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We are pleased to announce the extension of the call for candidates for the AFRINIC Board Election to Tuesday, 2 September 2025 at 23:59 MUT . We encourage you to submit nominations for the following open Board positions.
Seat One: North Africa;
Seat Two: West Africa;
Seat Three: Indian Ocean;
Seat Four: Central Africa;
Seat Five: Southern Africa;
Seat Six: Eastern Africa;
Seat Seven: Region-Independent;
Seat Eight: Region-Independent.
Nominations can be submitted through our online forms.
As a reminder, all candidate nominations should be accompanied by a corresponding support letter from both the nominating organisation and seconding organisation respectively.
For Seats 1–6
The nominator must be from the same country as the candidate.
The seconder must be from the same subregion as the candidate.
For Seats 7–8
The nominator must be from the same country as the candidate
The seconder may be from any AFRINIC region.
Important Information about Nominating Organisation and Seconding Organisation to assist prospective candidates in the submission of the candidature
- We are providing two templates for candidates to adopt. The nominator is required to submit a supporting letter as per the Template (PDF).
The seconder is required to submit a supporting letter as per the Template (PDF).
Individuals who have already submitted their candidature are invited to ensure that their corresponding supporting letters cover the gist of the aforementioned template letters provided. In case they do not, they are requested to submit fresh supporting letters directly to nomcom25@afrinic.net