What is AFRINIC?
AFRINIC (the African Network Information Center) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for Africa and the Indian Ocean region. It is one of the world's five registries and manages the allocation and registration of the IP address space in Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
AFRINIC information
Full Name
African Network Information Center
Website
Address
11th Floor Raffles Tower, Cybercity Ebene, Mauritius
WHOIS Server
whois.afrinic.net
RDAP Server
rdap.afrinic.net
Countries Served
54 countries and territories
Autonomous Systems
~2750 ASNs
AFRINIC countries and territories
AFRINIC manages the IP address space for the following 54 countries and regions:
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Angola
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Benin
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Botswana
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Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
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Central African Republic
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Congo
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Cameroon
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Cabo Verde
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Djibouti
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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Gabon
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Ghana
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Gambia
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Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea
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Kenya
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Comoros
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Liberia
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Lesotho
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Libya
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Morocco
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Madagascar
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Mali
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Malawi
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Niger
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Réunion
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Rwanda
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Seychelles
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Sudan
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Sierra Leone
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Senegal
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Somalia
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South Sudan
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Eswatini
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Chad
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Togo
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Tunisia
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Tanzania
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Uganda
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Mayotte
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South Africa
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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