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→The Creation of AFRINIC
AFRINIC's mission is: "To serve the African Community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet number technology usage and development, and promoting Internet self-governance." <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/origins AFRINIC's Mission]</ref>
AFRINIC's mission is: "To serve the African Community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet number technology usage and development, and promoting Internet self-governance." <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/origins AFRINIC's Mission]</ref>
Membership is open to any individual or organization that qualifies <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/our-members AFRINIC Membership]</ref> . Its policy development process is open to anybody without any specific requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14apr05.htm AfriNIC according to ICANN]</ref> AFRINIC holds open Public Policy Meetings <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events AFRINIC Meetings]</ref> twice a year throughout its service region. One of these meetings usually takes place alongside the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) <ref>[https://internetsummitafrica.org/ Africa Internet Summit]</ref>, an event which AFRINIC co-hosts together with several other African Internet governance organizations (the Af*) <ref>[https://www.internetsummitafrica.org/about/af The Af*]</ref>.
Membership is open to any individual or organization that qualifies <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us/our-members AFRINIC Membership]</ref>. Its policy development process is open to anybody without any specific requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14apr05.htm AfriNIC according to ICANN]</ref> AFRINIC holds open Public Policy Meetings <ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events AFRINIC Meetings]</ref> twice a year throughout its service region. One of these meetings usually takes place alongside the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) <ref>[https://internetsummitafrica.org/ Africa Internet Summit]</ref>, an event which AFRINIC co-hosts together with several other African Internet governance organizations (the Af*) <ref>[https://www.internetsummitafrica.org/about/af The Af*]</ref>.
===ICANN, IANA and AFRINIC ===
===ICANN, IANA and AFRINIC ===