West and Central African Research Network

Data as of 2026-07-26
BGP inherited
Cluster stats
Netblocks6 · 2,049 IPv4 addresses
IPv6 3 prefixes (largest 2001:43f8:1d0::/48)
Registered in GH (2) · Nigeria (2)
All fragments 9 blocks across 2 clusters
Cluster ID213932996
RegistryAFRINIC
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Evidence & provenance ?
Attribution BGP parent (inherited)
Shared handles clustered on 12 shared RIR contact/maintainer handles
Registry names 4 distinct registrant names across these blocks
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Footprint over time

6 weekly snapshots · JSON
8 0 netblocks since 2026-07-05
2026-07-05 peak 8 2026-07-26

IP Ranges (6)

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CIDR Org name Registry Status Confidence
196.216.148.79/32 West and Central African Research Network PEERINGDB ASSIGNED ● high
196.216.188.0/22 West and Central African Research Network AFRINIC ASSIGNED PI ● high
196.216.208.0/22 Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative AFRINIC ASSIGNED PI ● high
2001:43f8:1d0::/48 West and Central African Research Network BGP ANNOUNCED ● high
2001:43f8:6c0::/48 Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative AFRINIC ASSIGNED PI ● high
2001:43f8:bb1::79/128 West and Central African Research Network PEERINGDB ASSIGNED ● high

IPv6 ranges (3)

NIC Handles

AFRINIC-HM-MNT AS37288 AS37288 CU2-AFRINIC EB27-AFRINIC OI1-AFRINIC OO1-AFRINIC OO1-AFRINIC ORG-ERaE1-AFRINIC ORG-WaCA1-AFRINIC WS14-AFRINIC WSD1-AFRINIC