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===AFRINIC===
===AFRINIC===
The '''African Network Information Center''' '''(AFRINIC)''' is the [[Regional Internet Registry]] of Africa and the Indian Ocean.
The African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) is the [[Regional Internet Registry]] of Africa and the Indian Ocean.
(AFRINIC) is a non-governmental and not-for-profit membership based organization. Its main role is to serve as the Regional Internet Registry ([[RIR]]) for the African region. AFRINIC was recognized by [[ICANN]] as a functioning regional registry and information center in 2004. Before the creation of AFRINIC, all [[IP Address]]es were managed by [[APNIC]], [[ARIN]], and [[RIPE NCC]].<ref>[http://afrinic.net/en/about-us About AFRINIC]</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>
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>
==African CcTLDs==
===.ma===
The .ma [[ccTLD]] was first delegated in June 1992, <ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2006/ma-report-24jul2006.html IANA Background Information on .MA. Retrieved 09 Feb 2016.]</ref> and re-delegated to [[ANRT]] in 2006, after initial concerns in 2005 from the [[IANA]] that community outreach would be lacking if the [[ccTLD]]'s management was led by the private sector. After that 2005 online consultation and a subsequent Internet conference to address issues of community outreach, ANRT lodged another re-delegation request with [[IANA]] in 2006, and the Moroccan Minister of Economic and General Affairs approved the ccTLD's re-delegation.<ref name="study">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eurid-middle-east-dns-study-initial-13oct15-en.pdf MEAC DNS Study], ICANN.org. Published 2015 October 13. Retrieved 2015 November 6.</ref>
The Administrative and Technical Contact of the registry at the time assented to the re-delegation to ANRT, commenting that "ANRT recognises that the Internet naming system is a public resource in the sense that its functions must be administered in the public or common interest".<ref name="anrt">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2006/ma-report-24jul2006.html IANA Report on the Redelegation of the .MA Top-Level Domain], IANA.org. Retrieved 2015 November 12.</ref>
In 2006, the [[ICANN Board]] considered the request and authorized the President of [[ICANN]] to move forward with the delegation of the .ma ccTLD to ANRT.<ref name="study"></ref><ref name="anrt"></ref>
===.ke===
The .ke CcTLD was first delegated to the [[Root Zone]] in April 1993. Two men, Dr. [[Shem J. Ochuodho]] (administrative) and [[Randy Bush]] (technical) served as the primary contacts for the TLD, and both managed it on a volunteer basis.
Around 2000, a community of stakeholders, both public and private, collaborated to form a participatory, community-based non-profit, dedicated to ensuring the technical and administrative well-being of the .ke CcTLD. This community grew to become [[KENIC]], the definitive non-profit dedicated to managing .ke. <ref>[https://www.iana.org/reports/2002/ke-report-20dec02.html IANA Report of Re-Delegation of .KE. Retrieved 09 Feb 2016.]</ref>
KENIC has adopted a registry/registrar model. Kenyan based companies comprise the bulk of registrars. Registrations are reserved for Kenyan residents. <ref>[http://dotafrica.blogspot.com/p/african-cctlds.html African CcTLDs. Retrieved 09 Feb 2016.]</ref>
===.za===
===.dz===
==African Registries==
==Key Figures==
===Dr. Nii Quaynor===
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==References==
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