Please note that on 17 October 2014, the Prime Minister's Office of Mauritius has taken the following decisions with regard to the evolution of the Ebola Virus:    

-  Nigeria is now removed from the list of affected countries, subject to the guidelines of the World Health Organisation;

-  all foreign nationals who have visited one or more of the countries affected by the Ebola Virus, i.e., Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, during the last two months as from the date of their travel to Mauritius, would temporarily not be allowed to enter Mauritius.

In light of this information, we urge participants to take the necessary precautions for their arrival to Mauritius.

For more information please go to: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/about/news    

AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-21 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-21, being held in Ebene, Republic of Mauritius, from 22 to 28 November 2014:  

1. Yapi Le Landry - Ivory Coast

2. Munezero Patrick - Burundi 

3. Dernster Ngauma - Malawi

4. Sara Alamin Mohamed Hassan - Sudan

5. Wafa Dahmani - Tunisia

6. Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong Aware - Chad

7. Ngeje Nganate - Botswana

8. Deguenonvo Armand Sessi Roland - Benin

  Congratulations and we look forward to collaborating with you on Internet development initiatives in the African Region.  

Fellowships will also be offered for the AIS 2015 Meeting to be held in Tunisia from 24 May to 5 June 2015. The community will be informed through our mailing lists and social media platforms when the application period opens. 

For more information about AFRINIC-21 please visit: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21

Please note that on 26 September 2014, the Prime Minister's Office of Mauritius has taken the following decisions with regard to the evolution of the Ebola Virus:   

-  the Republic of Senegal is now removed from the list of affected countries, subject to the guidelines of the World Health Organisation;

-  all foreign nationals who have visited one or more of the countries affected by the Ebola Virus, i.e., Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, during the last two months as from the date of their travel to Mauritius, would temporarily not be allowed to enter Mauritius. 

 In light of this information, we urge participants to take the necessary precautions for their arrival to Mauritius.

 As a precautionary health measure, Mauritian authorities have temporarily restricted access to travellers from the following Ebola-affected countries:  Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, and DRC. 

We advise our delegates travelling from above-mentioned countries to refrain from making travelling arrangements to Mauritius until further notice.