The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is a nonprofit and member-based organisation registered and operating under the Corporate Legal Frameworks of Mauritius.
As the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa and the Indian Ocean region, AFRINIC is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet number resources consisting of:
AFRINIC’s mission is to provide professional and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African Internet community, support Internet technology usage and development across the continent, and strengthen Internet self-governance in Africa through a bottom-up, multi-stakeholder Policy Development Process (PDP).
Internet number resources are allocated to AFRINIC and the four other RIRs by Public Technical Identifiers (PTI). PTI is responsible for coordinating the Internet’s unique identifiers and performing the IANA functions, including coordination of domain names, Internet number resources, and protocol parameters.
There are four other RIRs worldwide:
- APNIC, serving the Asia Pacific.
- ARIN, serves Canada, the United States, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands.
- LACNIC, serves Latin America and the Caribbean.
- RIPE NCC, serves Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia.
Each of the five RIRs re-allocates Internet number resources they receive from PTI to their members within their own geographical regions according to their respective community-developed policies.
Our Vision |
Our Mission | ||
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| A secure and accessible Internet for sustainable digital growth in Africa |
To serve the African Internet community by delivering efficient services in a global multi-stakeholder environment. | ||
Our Core Values |
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Excellence |
Passion |
Integrity |
Community Driven |
Quality Policy
Our Quality Policy
We are committed to continuously providing our stakeholders with improved products and services to meet and even exceed their expectations by having proper mechanisms and processes to identify and anticipate their needs. In line with our strategic direction, our main objectives are to:
- Understand the needs and expectations of our stakeholders through constant communication and feedback mechanisms.
- Continuously operate an effective Internet Number Resources registry transparently and inclusively that ensures financial sustainability.
- Provide information, training and supportive services to assist the community in managing the Internet Number Resources and building a resilient and secured Internet Infrastructure in Africa.
- Enable customer success by providing business-grade solutions that genuinely meet their needs.
- Develop an attitude of teamwork and quality assurance in our day-to-day operations.
- Continuously comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, including statutory and regulatory requirements, and improve the effectiveness of our QMS.
- Regularly report to our community on our QMS performance and continuously seek their feedback.
- Continuously ensure that our services fit into the global context of Number Registry services.
- Execute our mission with an empowered and agile team that delivers increasing value to our customers.