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November 4, 2013
DCA was invited as a delegate to the international high-level conference that was held in Rwanda from October 28 to 31, 2013 Nov. 3, 2013 – The conference was attended by over 1,500 delegates and Seven African Heads of State… Continue Reading…
October 25, 2013
The ReporterEthiopia is reporting on the ethical issues surrounding the handling of the dotafrica (.africa) RFP by the African Union at the Addis Ababa HQ, which has impacted DotConnectAfrica’s application at ICANN regarding Governmental Support. PRLog (Press Release) – Oct.… Continue Reading…
October 2, 2013
Our Heartfelt Condolences to the people of Kenya and the WestGate Mall Victims DotConnectAfrica Registry Services (Kenya) hereby wishes to solemnly convey its deepest sympathies to the President of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta; … Continue Reading…
September 30, 2013
Sep. 28, 2013 – UPPER HILL, Kenya — The AfIGF conference was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the IGF Secretariat in cooperation with the Kenyan government among other stakeholders. DCA Registry Services Kenya delegates… Continue Reading…
September 5, 2013
In a summary analysis, The Reporter Daily provided an upto date investigative report on the status of the dotafrica (.africa) project and the complicated issues that DCA has been subjected to in its application regarding Governmental Support. PRLog (Press Release)… Continue Reading…
July 24, 2013
ICANN-47 meeting South Africa is the country of the celebrated Nelson Mandela, who was the first elected African National Congress (ANC) President of the Republic following the abolition of apartheid. He was a co-winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize… Continue Reading…
July 22, 2013
ICANN-47 Public Forum .Africa This is a complete unabridged version of the comment/questions raised by Ms. Sophia Bekele, Executive Director and CEO of DotConnectAfrica Trust, at the ICANN-47 Public Forum Meeting in Durban, Republic of South Africa on 18th July… Continue Reading…
July 16, 2013
The Forum is aimed at the implementation of the ICANN Africa Strategy, which was developed in 2012 by the African Internet Community. The event was organized as a partnership between AfTLD, the Internet Society, and ICANN, and builds upon the… Continue Reading…
July 6, 2013
Kenya tech hub Kenya’s president has launched a $14.5bn (£9.1bn) project to build a new city intended to be an IT business hub and dubbed “Africa’s Silicon Savannah”.BBC Nairobi has emerged as a serious tech hub and may become… Continue Reading…
DCA’s .Africa application passed all the Evaluation Panels including the technical, operational and financial evaluation criteria, but the Geographic Names Panel Evaluation for the application was not completed. PRLog (Press Release) – Jul. 5, 2013 – Update on Initial Evaluation… Continue Reading…
June 20, 2013
DotConnectAfrica Registry Services (Kenya) Ltd. (‘DCA Registry Services’) participated in a rigorous two-day training programme on DNSSEC. PRLog (Press Release) – Jun. 19, 2013 – DotConnectAfrica Registry Services (Kenya) Ltd. (‘DCA Registry Services’) participated in a rigorous two-day training programme… Continue Reading…
May 30, 2013
Washington D.C., USA, May 30, 2013 – Following the ICANN-46 International gathering that took place in Beijing China, the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) body of ICANN also met and issued a Communiqué dated April 11, 2013 which contained… Continue Reading…
May 17, 2013
In its response to the ICANN Board, DCA Trust disagreed with the GAC Objection Advice. PRLog (Press Release) – May 16, 2013 – DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), the contending applicant that submitted an independent bid for the .Africa new generic… Continue Reading…
May 13, 2013
new generic Top-Level Domain In a candid discourse, The Reporter Daily English and Amharic Language Newspaper laid out the struggle of Sophia Bekele, the Ethiopian who initiated .africa, the first African run gTLD registry business for Africa. PRLog (Press Release)… Continue Reading…
April 26, 2013
The Editor-in-Chief ITWeb South Africa Dear Sir, Our attention has been drawn to the news story written by Bonnie Tubbs titled ‘New Local Domains See Breakthrough’ click here for news story) that was published recently on your news… Continue Reading…
April 17, 2013
DCA’s application for .Africa new gTLD received an ICANN GAC Policy Advice Objection which the organization hopes to resolve by following the due process provisions within the ICANN new gTLD Program. PRLog (Press Release) – Apr. 17, 2013 – The… Continue Reading…
March 26, 2013
All the rights to the new DotAfrica gTLD including the registry databases, rightfully belongs to ICANN and the African Union and UniForum cannot act outside these specifications that have been legally codified and approved. PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 25,… Continue Reading…
March 14, 2013
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 14, 2013 – UPPER HILL, Nairobi, Kenya — DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), and its affiliate DCA Registry Services (Kenya) Ltd. is pleased to extend a very warm congratulations to the president-elect of the Republic of… Continue Reading…
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