"The governance model is called the Council of African Internet Governance Authorities (CAIGA) framework, and is the work of Smart Africa, an entity that represents 42 African nations that work to accelerate adoption of digital technology across the continent. Member nations' heads of state sit on Smart Africa's board. The CAIGA framework suggests creating a body to represent Africa at internet global internet governance bodies, and for that body to supersede"
"CAIGA has alarmed some in the African internet community. Nigeria-based network engineer and internet governance activist Amin Dayekh labelled CAIGA a "quiet coup" because he feels it could mean AFRINIC members could lose decision-making power. Alice Munyua, a Kenyan who has held senior positions at the Internet Society and ICANN, riffed on Dayekh's post, suggesting that CAIGA "represents a new layer of governmental and regulatory authority positioned above AFRINIC's elected board.""
ICANN defended its decision to fund a group that proposed the Council of African Internet Governance Authorities (CAIGA) framework and distanced itself from the proposal. Smart Africa, representing 42 African nations with heads of state on its board, produced CAIGA to define Africa's strategic objectives within global internet governance bodies and to ensure Africa's voice in discussions on internet resources and digital regulation. CAIGA proposes creating a continental body to represent Africa at global governance forums and to supersede some policy-making functions of existing organizations such as AFRINIC. The proposal has alarmed parts of the African internet community, which fear erosion of bottom-up member decision-making.
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