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July 22, 2013
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 2013. A shorter version… Continue Reading…
July 6, 2013
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…
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
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) – May 10, 2013… 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
Mr. Sammy Buruchara of Kenya, who also served as Chairperson of DotConnectAfrica’s Global Strategic Advisory Board has been appointed as a member of the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) representing the Republic of Kenya PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 14,… Continue Reading…
March 11, 2013
DCA registry services and its UK Partner CentralNic participated at the African Mufti-stakeholder Internet Governance meeting held at the UNECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-8 March 2013 PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 10, 2013 – DCA Registry… Continue Reading…
March 6, 2013
5th March, 2013 To: Mr. Kevin Murphy Editor-in-Chief, Domainincite.com Dear Mr. Kevin Murphy, Subject: Domain Incite agrees that “if UniForum did lie to the AU and other governments about submitting a Community application, it’s within the governments’ … Continue Reading…
March 3, 2013
2nd March, 2013 To: Mr. Kevin Murphy Editor-in-Chief, Domainincite.com Dear Mr. Kevin Murphy, Subject: Our Rejoinder to your article on DCA’s Complaint to U.S. Congress The attention of DotConnectAfrica (DCA) Trust has been drawn to your recent Blog article with… Continue Reading…
January 10, 2013
Welcome to 2013! As we inaugurate a new year, I decided to peer through what may be ahead of us in 2013, and here is what I would share with you. DotConnectAfrica’s New Years wish: MegaTrends, Black Swans, People Power,… Continue Reading…
December 23, 2012
As Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust) and spearhead of the Yes2DotAfrica Campaign, it gives me great pleasure to send this end of year message at Christmas to our entire Pan-African constituency and global community of supporters and well-wishers all over the… Continue Reading…
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