Governance Committee
The AFRINIC Governance Committee was constituted for the first time following an election that took place on 30th November 2016 during the AFRINIC-25 meeting.
The GC’s role is to advise the AFRINIC Board, AFRINIC Membership, and the community, on matters of governance and consists of two (2) members appointed by the Board, three (3) members elected by AFRINIC Membership, one Board member (non-voting) appointed by the Board as a liaison, the AFRINIC legal adviser (non-voting) and one or more members from the Secretariat (non-voting).
At AIS’18 held in Dakar Senegal, the Governance Committee election elected Dr Alioune Badara Traore for a three-year term.
The following individuals were appointed to the Governance committee.
| Name | Elected/Appointed by | Voting | Region | Country | Tenure | Duration |
| Isatou Jah | AFRINIC Membership | Voting | Western Africa | The Gambia | 3 years | January 2017 to December 2019 |
| Wafa Dahmani | AFRINIC Membership | Voting | Northern Africa | Tunisia | 2 years | January 2017 to December 2018 |
| Abdalla Omari | AFRINIC Membership | Voting | Eastern Africa | Kenya | 3 year | January 2018 to December 2020 |
| Mike Silber | AFRINIC Board | Voting | Southern Africa | South Africa | 2 years | January 2017 to December 2018 |
| Zeimm Auladin-Suhootoorah | AFRINIC Board | Voting | Indian Ocean | Mauritius | 2 year | January 2018 to December 2019 |
| Seun Ojedeji | AFRINIC Board | Non-Voting | - | 1 year | January 2018 to December 2018 | |
| Ashok Radhakissoon | AFRINIC Board | Non-Voting | - | - | - | |
| Guylaine Laiyra | CEO | Non-Voting | - | - | - |
Governance Committee
The AFRINIC Governance Committee, called for by the Community was constituted for the first time during the AFRINIC-25 Meeting.
According to the Terms of Reference (ToR), three members will be elected using a process similar to that used for the AFRINIC Board of Director Elections.