Data as of Nov 6, 2026
156.242.72.0/22
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysAfrica on Cloud · space held by Cloud Innovation Ltd
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Hosting
Risk
50 / 100 · Medium
Recent change
New origin Jul 2026
its first announcement on record
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS328608 since Jul 2026 · 4 mo ago
1 · Holder
2 · Leased from
4 · Use
Hosting
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
156.242.72.0/22
From the registry to its use
- Sep 9, 2025– Oct 26, 2025
- Nov 8, 2025– today
- Apr 10, 2026Route objectAS328608 Africa on CloudAFRINIC route object for AS328608 Africa on Cloud, maintainer LARUS-SERVICE-MNT156.242.72.0/24
- Jul 18, 2026– today
- Aug 7, 2026Route objectAS328608 Africa on CloudAFRINIC route object for AS328608 Africa on Cloud, maintainer LARUS-SERVICE-MNT
- Sep 8, 2026Route objectAS328608 Africa on CloudAFRINIC route object for AS328608 Africa on Cloud, maintainer LARUS-SERVICE-MNT156.242.75.0/24
- todayRegistry recordCloud Innovation LtdALLOCATED PA156.224.0.0/11
- todayLeased fromCloud InnovationIP broker
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Leased from | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156.242.72.0/21 since Nov 2025 | AS328608 | Hosting | IP broker Cloud Innovation | Cloud Innovation Ltd | |
| 156.242.0.0/16 since Sep 2025 | AS35916 | Hosting | IP broker Cloud Innovation | Cloud Innovation Ltd |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156.224.0.0/11 | 2,097,152 | CloudInnovation-infrastructure | Cloud Innovation Ltd (ORG-CIL1-AFRINIC) · SC | ALLOCATED PA | — | — |
| └ 156.242.72.0/24 | 256 | Cloud_ | Cloud Innovation Ltd | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
| └ 156.242.73.0/24 | 256 | Cloud_ | Cloud Innovation Ltd | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
| └ 156.242.74.0/24 | 256 | Cloud_ | Cloud Innovation Ltd | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
| └ 156.242.75.0/24 | 256 | Cloud_ | Cloud Innovation Ltd | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
Network & registry
Origin network
AS328608
ZA
- Name
- Africa on Cloud
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Jan 28, 2020
- Domain
- africaoncloud.net
- Website
- africaoncloud.net
- Industry
- Other
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Jul 2026
- Current origin since
- Jul 2026 · 4 mo
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156.242.72.0/22 | AS328608 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
| 156.242.72.0/22 | AS328888 | /24 | AFRINIC | Another network |
| 156.242.72.0/21 | AS328608 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS328608 | AFRINIC | Route | LARUS-SERVICE-MNT | Aug 7, 2026 |
IRR inside
Route objects inside
| Prefix | Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156.242.72.0/24 | AS328608 | AFRINIC | Route | LARUS-SERVICE-MNT | Apr 10, 2026 |
| 156.242.75.0/24 | AS328608 | AFRINIC | Route | LARUS-SERVICE-MNT | Sep 8, 2026 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 156.
224. 0. 0/ 11 - Netname
- CloudInnovation-infrastructure
- Registrant
- Cloud Innovation Ltd
- Registrant country
- SC
- Organization
- Cloud Innovation Ltd (ORG-CIL1-AFRINIC)
- Org country
- SC
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Parent
- 0.
0. 0. 0 - 255. 255. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- AFRINIC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- SC
- Delegated
- Dec 22, 2015
- Status
- assigned