AFRINIC operations are overseen by a Board of Directors (BoD) elected by members on a regional representation basis as defined by Article 11 of its bylaws. Once appointed to the board. members  represent and work for the whole region (not their Organisations, country or sub-region). Some of the responsibilities of the Board as described in Article 13 of current bylaws are:

1. determine the guidelines for the allocation of address space for Members;
2. consider broad Internet policy issues in order to ensure that the policies and strategies of the company fully respond to the changing Internet environment;
3. determine a financial budget for the activities of the Company for a given period;
4. establish a ceiling for expenditures for a given period and from time to time to vary such ceiling as they deem fit;
5. fill any casual vacancy in the office of the auditor of the Company;
6. provide any general directives to the Chief Executive Officer regarding the staffing of the Company;
7. determine the conditions of employment of the employees of the Company who are employed at an Executive level;
8. reduce or waive fees payable by any person to the Company, or to amend in any manner whatsoever the conditions relating to the payment thereof;
9. appoint or remove the secretary of the Company and to determine the remuneration payable to such secretary; and
10. appoint such committees for such reasons and with such terms of reference as they shall consider necessary or desirable.

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