{
  "id": 3816929,
  "title": "Police investigating possible forgery at AFRINIC election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/police-investigating-possible-forgery-at-afrinic-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T20:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/27/police-investigating-possible-forgery-at-afrinic-election/5293100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mauritius police are investigating possible forgery in connection with an annulled AFRINIC board election in June 2025. The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is the regional internet registry for 54 African countries and the Indian Ocean region. AFRINIC has faced governance and operational issues in recent years, including a complex legal dispute with one of its members, Cloud Innovation, over AFRINIC's powers to terminate users who do not adhere to its rules for using IP addresses. The disputes led to AFRINIC being unable to convene a board for several years, until the court placed the registry in receivership. AFRINIC organized an election in June 2025, but the Nomination Committee called it off during the in-person voting session due to concerns about the process. South Africa's Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) reported two alleged irregularities: a representative of a resource holder being informed that another person had already submitted a vote on their behalf through a Power of Attorney, and a representative discovering that a Power of Attorney had been mysteriously removed from AFRINIC's records before they could request a copy. Mauritius Police confirmed to The Register that they are investigating the matter as a possible forgery case.",
  "summary": "The regional internet registry is also trying to make it easier to terminate members",
  "key_points": [
    "Mauritius police investigating possible forgery at AFRINIC election.",
    "AFRINIC annulled board election in June 2025.",
    "Two alleged irregularities reported by South Africa's ISPs Association."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Police investigating possible forgery at AFRINIC election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/police-investigating-possible-forgery-at-afrinic-election-3820905",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:38:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}