As we head into 2016, we take a look back over AFRINIC's key achievements, events and milestones throughout 2015.
2015 in Numbers
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16.6 million IPv4 addresses allocated.
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4,416 /32s and 27 /48s of IPv6 address space allocated.
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160 Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) assigned.
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15.2% of the ASNs assigned by AFRINIC announce IPv6.
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148 new members welcomed on board.
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Five new staff joined the AFRINIC team.
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Over 550 people attended the Africa Internet Summit (AIS)/AFRINIC-22 in Tunis, Tunisia and AFRINIC-23 in Pointe Noire, Congo.
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580 people trained on IPv6 and/or Internet Number Resource Management in 14 different countries.
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3 policies proposed, 2 still under discussion, 1 accepted and 1 withdrawn.
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US$ 9,000 given to the 3 winners of the 2015 FIRE Awards: each winner received cash prize US$ 3,000.
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12 people from 12 countries awarded Fellowships to attend the Africa Internet Summit (AIS)/AFRINIC-22 and AFRINIC-23.
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