AFRINIC

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African Network Information Centre

Abbreviation	African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)
Formation	11 October 2004
Type	Not for Profit
Focus	Allocation and registration of IP address space
Headquarters	Ebene, Mauritius
Location	Mauritius
Services	Internet Number Resources Management (ASNs, IPv6 and IPv4)
Official language	English and French
Key people	(Chairman of the Board of Directors) (CEO)
Affiliations	IANA, ICANN, ASO, NRO
Staff	50+
Website	www.afrinic.net

AFRINIC (African Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet registry (RIR)^[1] for Africa. Its headquarters^[2] are in Ebene, Mauritius.

Before AFRINIC was formed, IP addresses (IPv6 and IPv4) for Africa were distributed by the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), and the RIPE NCC. ICANN provisionally recognized AFRINIC on 11 October 2004.^[3] The registry became operational on 22 February 2005. ICANN gave it final recognition^[4] in April 2005.