The following has recebntly been posted to the RIPE web site:

https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/outcome-of-the-afrinic-audit

I have attempted to lodge the following comment, but apparently my comment
is being held for review, presumably to insure that it does not contain
any four letter words, nor any material that might violate GDPR, another
four letter word.

   When I and my journalistic colleague, Jan Vermeulen of MyBroadband.co.za
   began our investigations into this colossal and truly epic malfeasance
   and theft of valuable IPv4 resources in mid 2019, the notion of either
   of us becoming famous or of receiving any credit for unraveling and
   publicly documenting this gigantic scandal was not what motivated us,
   nor has it been, since the beginning.  Rather, we merely wished to right
   some wrongs and return to the people of Africa some valuable IP resources
   critically needed for the ongoing development of the Internet in Africa.
   Nonetheless, it would have been, I think, at least minimally respectful
   if either AFRINIC or (now) RIPE had taken a moment to at least mention
   our names and our very evident, abundant, and key contributions towards
   exposing this whole huge mess.  Neither organization, it seems, has thus
   far elected to do so publicly.  Such is the reward, or lack thereof, of
   a job well done.


Regards,
rfg