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Dear Colleagues,

 

An anonymous complaint was lodged against AFRINIC in September 2021 at the Competition Commission of Mauritius ("CCM") pertaining to alleged anti-competitive conduct on the part of AFRINIC with respect to the transfer of resources.

The CCM had found no such restrictive business practice on the part of AFRINIC within the meaning of the Competition Act 2007, and the inquiry has been closed with no further action. This was documented in their letter dated 22 December 2021, Unfortunately, however, we cannot publicly share the CCM’s letter.

As a community-driven membership-based organisation, there are committees, working groups and processes set in place to address any issues that might need to be addressed.

We shall continue to collaborate with all institutions, government or otherwise, and continue to deliver on our functions as responsible Regional Internet Registry.

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Eddy Kayihura,
Chief Executive Officer,
African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)
ceo@afrinic.net 

 

 

 

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Dear Colleagues,

 

I am pleased to share with you the ruling delivered yesterday, 14 February 2022, in the appeal case ref Cloud Innovation Ltd vs African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) Ltd. https://afrinic.net/ast/case9-judgement.pdf

This case was filed in response to a letter that AFRINIC sent to Cloud Innovation Ltd dated 10 March 2021 pursuant to the provisions of the Registration Service Agreement (RSA) whereby AFRINIC contended that Cloud Innovation Ltd was, and continues to be, in breach of the RSA.

This appeal stems from Cloud Innovation Ltd’s application for Interim Injunction, which was initially granted in its favour on 29 March 2021, but then set aside by the Honourable Judge in Chambers on 07 July 2021. Cloud Innovation Ltd had appealed against that judgement, and the hearing took place on 27 January 2022.

To put it simply, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius has, after having considered the arguments from both sides, dismissed the appeal. In other words, AFRINIC has won this appeal.

No doubt, this is an essential milestone for AFRINIC, and we wish to thank the team and our stakeholders for their continued support.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Eddy Kayihura,
Chief Executive Officer,
African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)
ceo@afrinic.net

 

 

 

 

A list of Court Cases involving AFRINIC is also available here

 

 

 

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