"African governments must obtain IP addresses before depletion", as IP addresses are not a commodity that can be purchased. Instead, they are an Internet resource that is obtained via membership in an association, more like a lease, not a purchase.
The notion that IPv4 addresses can be "stockpiled" is also erroneous. IPv4 is allocated based on need. The Government of Uganda certainly has a need for IPv4 resources, so they can number their shiny new National backbone as a dual-stacked network (IPv4 and IPv6). They should become an AfriNIC member and get an allocation of v4 addresses. They cannot stockpile v4 addresses and hold them in "trust". This is not allowed under current AfriNIC policies.
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