NEWS

March 2025

N°147

ICANN82: Afnic unveils its Afnic Registry Services offering in Seattle

The ICANN82 Community Forum started on Saturday 8 March 2025 in Seattle, USA. An unmissable 6-day event for the entire domain name ecosystem that brings together the main Internet players worldwide to discuss DNS evolutions and the challenges connected with its governance. The key subjects on the agenda for this edition included the next ICANN round of gTLD applications set to open in 2026.

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Afnic scores 99/100 on the Gender Equality Index

The Afnic Gender Equality Index continues to make headway. Having achieved 98/100 in 2021 and maintained this score in 2022 and 2023, Afnic moved ahead one point in 2024 with a score of 99/100. Proof that improvement is always possible, and that real equality is indeed not just wishful thinking but a concrete target for Afnic.

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The Afnic Foundation rewards 95 new winners

Combating disinformation and Artificial Intelligence were the themes of the annual Afnic Foundation for Digital Solidarity event, which also provided an opportunity to reward the 2024 winners with a combined total of €1,368,250. Discover the new actors working towards a more inclusive and unified world.