DotConnectAfrica at ICANN 45 Toronto

DotConnectAfrica Participates in ICANN 45 Toronto Unveils new IBCA Initiative at ICANN Public Forum DCA Trust used the opportunity afforded by the presence of the entire ICANN Global Community gathered at Toronto to also unveil the IBCA – Internet Business Council for Africa – initiative that it has independently developed as a component of the ICANN Africa Strategy. The objective of the IBCA is to increase and promote the participation of ...

Sophia Bekele putting forward a statement to the ICANN Board the issue of reserved names at the pubic forum in Dakar Senegal

Sophia Bekele putting forward a statement to the ICANN Board on the issue of reserved names .africa, .afrique .afriqya. requested by African Union Commision (AUC) in Dakar Senegal. Ms. Sophia Bekele said "We believe that the DotAfrica issue is a battle test-ground for ICANN's leadership and oversight of the Global Internet Governance process. If AU imposes its will on ICANN, and prevails on this issue it will set a bad precedent that will be detrimental to ICANN's ability ...

DotConnect Africa Exhibition in Dakar

DotConnectAfrica Exhibition at ICANN 42 Dakar , Senegal: DCA had displayed an important exhibition of its Yes2DotAfrica Campaign and used it to further communicate its DotAfrica vision to visitors of the Exhibition and other delegations that attended the meeting. It was a successful meeting that focused positive attentions on the Yes2DotAfrica Campaign.

Miss.Africa : Our Corporate Social Responsibility Program for Women and Girls…..

Miss.africa Miss.africa is part of DCA's DotAfrica vision and is an effort aimed at inspiring girls and women in technology for personal growth, positive action, and digital self-awareness with funding to be provided from DCA's charitable trust fund.  Miss.africa is envisioned as one of the central pillars of DCA's corporate social responsibility program. Miss.africa program was inspired by such programs as DNS Women's group of ICANN and is aimed at introducing many young African women o the ...

President wade at the DotConnectAfrica Exhibition in Dakar

Ms Sophia Bekele, Exec Dir of DCA with His Excellency Monsieur Abdoulaye Wade, President and Head of State of Senegal, who attended the official opening ceremony of the ICANN-42 Meeting that was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Senegal, and afterwards visited the exhibition stand of DCA, accompanied by H.E. Monsieur Moustapha Guirassy, Minister of Telecommunications of the Republic of Senegal.

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Breaking News: The ICANN Board has Voted to Approve the new gTLD Program

The ICANN board has voted to approve the new gTLD program, which was first announced three years ago.

DotAfrica was at the Munich Conference on New Top-Level Domains 26-27 September

The Munich Conference on new Top Level Domain Names is to be held in September from 26-27 ,2011 in Munich Germany and is expected to provide a great platform for new Top-Level-Domain applicants to make use of excellent networking opportunities, learn more about the application process, and network with domain professionals, registrars, legal resources, marketers, and more! DotConnectAfrica, as a new TLD applicant for the (.africa) DotAfrica TLD will be there.The Conference will be Europe's largest conference on ...

“.Africa” at IGF 2010 Kampala, Uganda

Kampala, Uganda: The 3rd EA-IGF, 2010 was held in Kampala, Uganda from 11th - 13th August, 2010. Hosted by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), I-Network Uganda, Collaboration on International ICT policy for East and Southern (CIPESA), and Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET). Sophia clarified is how the ".africa" TLD should not be seen as a competition to ccTLDs, rather, Bekele said "we will cross market and increase the visibiliy of every ccTLDÂ that wants to work with us. The .africa name ...

Sophia Bekele making a case for .africa, to the ICANN Board at the public forum in Cartegena Colombia.

At the public forum held on new gTLDs, 8 December 2010, DotConnectAfrica made the following statement  to the Board of ICANN and the participating public. Given that the public forum is limited two minutes, DCA has submitted to ICANN for full version of the statement; for public posting and reference. http://forum.icann.org/lists/5gtld-guide/msg00108.html

Get your Tees…join the DotAfrica campaign

Genegation.africa wearing Thsirts in Dakar: "Dotconnectafrica has been on the forefront of this quest, putting forward not only .africa but daring to include .Afriqya and .Afrique the Arabic and French versions respectively"_ Gideon Rop, CicleID “YOUTH, THE VANGUARD FOR CHANGE”:  “Generation.Africa” is theme created by DotConnectAfrica to empower the youth to adapt the powers of the internet and its uses . The group "generation.africa", is young multifaceted individuals in Africa and the diaspora who believe in what DotConnectAfrica is doing ...