Correspondence to ICANN

Our letters to ICANN and other Organizations concerning the several issues that affect African Continent and its internet constituency interests.

Year 2015

• November 9, 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust letter to ICANN in response to the letter by Issa Yahaya Ghana Read
• October 14, 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA)Letter to ICANN Board Chairman on refining GAC Advice Read
• October 13, 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust’s Reaction & Response to the African Union Commission Letter to the ICANN Geographic Names Panel Read
• August 13, 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust Response to John Jeffrey’s ICANN Legal Blog Posting. Read here and  here
• July 21, 2015: A Note to ICANN following the DCA vs. ICANN IRP Panel Ruling Read

Year 2013

• June 14, 2013:DotConnectAfrica Request for Immediate Reconsideration and Our Response to NGPC Resolution Read
• May 22, 2013: DotConnectAfrica Applicant Responses to GAC Advice on .Africa Read
• April 10, 2013: DotConnectAfrica email communiqué To ICANN On GAC and .Africa Read
• April 2, 2013: Letter to ICANN in response to the letter from Dr Ben Fuller. Re: Namibian ccTLD Read; on ICANN Correpsondence page
• March 22, 2013: An Official Complaint to Report a Possible Conspiracy of Traducement and Campaign of Objection against the .Africa new gTLD Application submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust (Application ID 1-1165-42560) Read
• February 21, 2013: Letter to Letter to US Senate on Uniforum escalation 21st February 2013 from DotConnectAfrica read
• January 30, 2013: Letter to ICANN on Mike Silber and Chris Disspain following ICANN Ombudsman review read
  

Year 2012

• December 5, 2012: Response to the ICANN GAC Early Warning Advice against the .Africa Application Submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust Read
• October 1, 2012: Letter to ICANN Board of Directors on Mike Silber and Chris Disspain Read
• August 16, 2012: Letter to ICANN Board An Objection to the Africa Strategy proposed by a select African Grouping and a request for the immediate removal of the associated ICANN press release appearing on ICANN website providing an advantage to a particular community group in the .Africa gTLD bid process Read
• August 7, 2012: Letter to ICANN CEO on Anne Rachel Inne’s replacement Read
• July 18, 2012: Letter to ICANN Expressing Our Deep Concerns regarding the Recent Unofficial Meeting between AU Delegates and an ICANN official Read
• July 18, 2012: Letter to ICANN CEO on Alice Munyua conflict of interest Read
• July 18, 2012: Reporting COI on .Africa gTLD regarding Mr. Mike Silber a Member of the ICANN Board from South Africa.pdf Read
• July 18,2012: Reporting COI on .Africa gTLD regarding Mr. Chris Disspain a Member of the ICANN Board from Australia.pdf Read
• July 12, 2012: A Note to Raise an Exception on the DotAfrica (.AFRICA) Application Submitted to ICANN by UniForum ZA Central Registry and an Official Request to the AU Commission to Withdraw its Support for the .AFRICA Application Submitted by UniForum ZA Central Registry (Copy to ICANN) Read
• July 9, 2012: Letter to ICANN to request disqualification of UniForum from the new gTLD programme Read

Year 2011

• December 19, 2011: Letter to ICANN regarding the request to reserve the DotAfrica name by AU Read
• April 25, 2011: Letter to ICANN GAC comments on the ICANN Board’s response to the GAC Scorecard Read

Year 2010

• November 22, 2010: Dec 2011 Letter to ICANN CEO on Peirre Dandjinou Election to ICANN SEAT 15 from DotConnectAfrica, Sophia Bekele Read
• August 20, 2010: Request for an open discussions on African Union –ICANN agenda Read

Year 2008

• October 29, 2008: DCA Trust Complaint letter to ICANN Board – Interference of ICANN staff (Anne-Rachel Inne) in the DotAfrica initiative Read