The dispute between AFRINIC and Cloud Innovation concerns IPv4 resource use, the registry’s authority, and governance accountability.
AFRINIC says litigation involving Cloud Innovation Limited and related parties is disrupting the registry’s work. Cloud Innovation, one of the parties to the dispute, presents a different account of its causes and possible resolution.
AFRINIC says legal costs and procedural delays are hindering resource allocation and postponing internal reforms.
According to AFRINIC, the dispute began in 2020 following a review of allocated IPv4 resource use and moved into litigation in 2021.
In July 2025, Cloud Innovation publicly supported winding up AFRINIC and transferring its functions to a successor. AFRINIC members elected a new board in September 2025, but litigation continued. Its outcome may affect resource allocation and Internet number-resource governance in Africa.