AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry for Africa and the Indian Ocean region, serving 57 countries. It oversees the distribution of Internet number resources like IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System Numbers. While IPv4 addresses are nearly exhausted, AFRINIC continues efforts to promote IPv6 adoption, providing free training resources. AFRINIC also works to build Internet capacity on the continent through activities like the AFRINIC Root Server Copy Project and supporting Internet exchange point establishment. With Internet of Things growth and new devices, IPv6 deployment is critical for Africa's Internet future.

1. AFRINIC Overview
October 2016

2. About AFRINIC
• AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa.
• Serves 57 countries throughout Africa and the Indian Ocean
region.
• Over 1,400 members.
• Core activity is to register and distribute Internet number
resources (IPv4, IPv6, ASN).
• Facilitates the AFRINIC Policy Development Process.
• Also plays a leading role in capacity building and development
(training, support for IXPs etc.)
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3. Internet Number Resource Statistics
2016:
• 7,366,656 million IPv4 addresses allocated (0.44 /8).
• 71 IPv6 prefixes allocated (4,915,225 /48).
• 115 Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) assigned.
• 40% of the membership has an IPv6 allocation.
2015:
• 16 million IPv4 addresses (approx. 1 /8) allocated.
• 4,416 /32s and 27 /48s of IPv6 address space allocated.
The highest annual allocations since 2006!
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4. IPv4 Exhaustion
AFRINIC is now the only one of the five RIRs that can
still allocate IPv4 address space according to
traditional policies.
• 1.57 /8s remaining in AFRINIC’s IPv4 inventory.
• Focus on getting IPv6 deployed throughout the region:
Ø Free training on IPv6 Deployment: www.learn.afrinic.net.
Ø Use of IPv6 test bed.
Ø Knowledge share and information exchange.
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5. IPv6 Deployment
• IPv6 Deployment is critical:
• Internet of Things (IoT) means many more connected
devices.
• New players adapting devices, objects and services to
work without IPv4.
• IPv6-based Internet is the future for Africa - without it, our
networks will not be reliable and secure and options for
access for the next generation of Internet users will be
limited.
• The only solution is for network operators to deploy
IPv6 as soon as possible.
• AFRINIC Members receive first IPv6 allocation for free.
• afrinic.net/en/services/ipv6-programme
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6. Capacity Building
• AFRINIC focuses on capacity building activities throughout the
region:
• AFRSCP: Boosting Africa’s critical Internet infrastructure and to
improve Internet stability and resilience throughout the region with
the AFRINIC's Root Server Copy Project.
• Supporting IXP set up to facilitate an open, stable, and resilient Internet
in Africa. IXPs help to decrease latency by keeping Africa's Internet
traffic local to the region and help to reduce connectivity costs which
opens up access to many more people.
• Training: AFRINIC offers world-class, hands-on technical training - for
free! - throughout the region, focusing on IPv6 deployment, Internet
Number Resource Management, network security, reliability and
resilience.
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7. Recommendations
• Get involved in Internet policy development in Africa. You can help define the
policies that enable the next billion African Internet users get online and
benefit from a more secure, reliable and stable Internet.
• Get educated about IPv6 and why it's the future of our Internet here in Africa
and beyond.
• Support the set up of IXPs in your country: IXPs help to decrease latency by
keeping Africa's Internet traffic local to the region and they help to reduce
connectivity costs which opens up access to many more people. There are
currently only 26 African nations with IXPs!
• Attend the AFRINIC conferences to stay up to date on the latest local,
regional and global developments in Internet developments. The next
conference, AFRINIC-25, takes place in Mauritius from 25-30 November.
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