AFRINIC

Transfer fees vary: AFRINIC's size-based costs

AFRINIC charges a one-time allocation fee based on IPv4 block size, unlike flat-rate regions. Learn how this variable structure impacts your budget.

Jul 16, 2026 Vladislava Shadrina 14 min read

IPv4 acquisition costs rise: skip the tag

With only 3.9 million unallocated addresses remaining globally, the era of free IPv4 expansion is dead.

Jul 14, 2026 Evgeny Sevastyanov 12 min read

Five regional internet registries: how they rule IP

Explore how five organizations manage global IP space, from APNIC's 26,067 members to AFRINIC's 2,492, defining strict regional boundaries.

Jul 14, 2026 Vladislava Shadrina 14 min read

AFRINIC: The Last Free IPv4 Pool, and Why It's Now a Risk

AFRINIC is the last RIR with free IPv4, and an institution in legal crisis. Why operators must price registry risk before sourcing from Barrett's pool.

Jun 17, 2026 Nikita Sinitsyn 10 min read

Alan Barrett Has Died: AFRINIC's Single Point of Failure

Alan Barrett died one day after ICANN moved to defend AFRINIC. What his career reveals about the registry's single point of failure.

Jun 16, 2026 Alexei Krylov 11 min read

AFRINIC litigation freezes 30M IPv4 addresses in Africa

Litigation has frozen resource allocation for years. With only 30 million addresses, AFRINIC's legal crisis hurts 56 African nations.

Mar 13, 2026 Evgeny Sevastyanov 11 min read