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What is a top-level domain (TLD) A “top-level” domain,TLD, is what comes after the last dot in a domain name. The most commonly known top-level domains are .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ. There are also country-specific top-level domains, such as .NG for Nigeria, .EG for Egypt and .AO for Angola. How are new top-level domains coming... 

Even as we increasingly discover that every facet of our modern lives now revolve around, and are dependent on the Internet, for which reason its availability, functionality, safety, stability and security are now of great and continuing concern to all of us. These issues have a profound impact on its overall governance. To most of us, during the past three decades, the Internet has always been available,... 

With the latest applicant record falling at 290 in the TAS , there is critical information that applicants needed to gather and from the New gTLD Program Update session here are just a few of the information that you might just need to go as you go on with your application: An interesting factor among the new application round is the existence of a defensive gTLD application: this is defined... 

ICANN Costa Rica Delegates from all parts of the world have this month gathered in San Jose Costa Rica. The host country in Central America.Costa Rica, which means “Rich Coast”, which means “Rich Coast”, has an interesting history having constitutionally abolished its army permanently in 1949. It’s one of the greenest countries in the world thriving with a rich ecosystem... 

Massacre the dissidents but don't Show wrong doing on this DotAfrica thing “Most of these press reports are quite misleading even as we understand the very impossibility of the African Union mainstreaming itself strategically within a particular proposal in a policy-oversight role whilst also playing the tactical role of a ‘self-endorsing’ entity in order to singularly control... 

CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF DCA STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD MS. NJERI RIONGE DISCLAIMER DotConnectAfrica (DCA) hereby wishes to announce that effective 10th January 2012,  Ms. Njeri Rionge is no longer affiliated to DCA as a member of the DCA Strategic Advisory Board. At the end of 2011, Ms. Njeri Rionge had expressed to DCA Executive Director, a direct interest in competing for the soon to be vacant ICANN... 

This Holiday Season- It was all about Malindi.africa! 2011 – It seemed that the whole world was in crisis.  The natural disasters, the Euro-zone sovereign debt crisis, the Arab spring, the Norway Utoya massacre, Internet  Governance,  global protests on social media, not to exclude DCA’s “No Campaigns” to ensure that DotAfrica was not hijacked by special interests; thus... 

As Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica (DCA) 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 global supporters and well-wishers all over the world. 2011 was indeed a very interesting and unforgettable year. It had its share of natural disasters, environmental pollution,... 

The East African Newspaper is a highly influential and respected source of reliable business news that has  over  70k subscribers and over 1m readers in East Africa and online globally. www.theeastafrcan.co.ke December 5-11, 2011: By the end of 2012, companies should be able to set up websites with almost any address as long as they can lay a legitimate claim to the domain name…..... 

December is a great season for different types of celebrations and festivities – for faith-based religious organizations, families, corporations reviewing the year’s significant achievements, celebrating successes accomplished during the year, and engaging in end-of-year get-togethers and award ceremonies!. People find themselves dressed up for such occasions around the world. The same... 

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14 November 2011 La 42e réunion international de l’ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) s’est tenue à Dakar, Senegal. La réunion a été accueillie par le Gouvernement du Senegal et a été très suivie par les représentants et experts de gouvernements ainsi les dirigeants de l’ICANN et divers intervenants. DotConnectAfrica (DCA) a été l’un des principaux participants... 

L’Organisation DotconnectAfrica (DCA) a assisté à la réunion d’experts et la Conférence ministérielle africaine de la Table-ronde qui a eu lieu du 19 au 23 Octobre 2011 à Dakar pour le «Programme Afrique de l’ICANN en tant qu’observateur, et tient à exprimer son avis officiel sur la résolution finale et le projet de la Réunion d’experts et les ministres... 

DCA a assisté à la récente réunion AfrICANN  qui a été convoquée le mardi 25 Octobre 2011 par la Task Force de l’UA sur DotAfrica pour discuter des propositions sur DotAfrica et formuler une stratégie de soumission sur le DotAfrica basée sur un agenda qu’ils ont déjà mis au point. DCA avait honoré l’invitation par respect, d’abord pour les organisateurs,... 

DCA Commentaire exclusif: ComputerWorld Kenya Re: ” l’engagement  de l’ICANN à l’Afrique porte des fruits” “ Il n’y pas avait d’unanimité concernant l’adoption de la resolution pour obtenir DotAfrica inclus dans la liste des noms reservés du Top Level, afin d’accorder une protection législative spéciale au profit de l’UA.... 

African Union Briefing Note on DotAfrica The earlier ‘Briefing Note on DotAfrica’ that was issued by the African Union Infrastructure & Energy Department dated, May 2011, was very unequivocal in its assertion that the AU will apply to ICANN to own DotAfrica during the next round of the new gTLDs, which ICANN will launch (See “Briefing Note on DotAfrica by Dept. of Infrastructure... 

Editor-in-Chief Computerworld Kenya Our attention has been drawn to the recent article written by Rebecca Wanjiku: “ICANN engagement in Africa bears fruit” published in the on-line edition ofComputerworld Kenya. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=C950F80D-01AB-74C0-D54CC6087A9E451B A close reading of the article conveys the impression that: “the ministerial meeting agreed that... 

“We want to achieve a Gold Standard in terms of conflicts and ethics practices,” said Mr. Steve Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board. “Specifically we are working on a system which will lay out how Directors interested in specific new generic Top Level Domain applications will be restricted from participation in the deliberations and decisions regarding the new gTLD Program.” Download DotConnectAfrica... 

The 42nd international meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) took place in Dakar, Senegal, at the Le Meridien President hotel. The meeting was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Senegal and was well-attended by government leaders and executives of ICANN, and various stakeholders. DotConnectAfrica (DCA) was one of the principal participants and silver-level... 

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... 

DotConnectAfrica was at the Gala night in Dakar. These Senegalese girls in traditional costumes welcomed guests and delegates to the ICANN Gala night which was accompanied by an awesome musical performance of Senegalese rhythm. It was a “cross representation between rock and roll and jitterbug and Mbalax” as one board member quipped. ICANN galas are usually a social event where ICANN policy... 

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.  Read More →

See Special TV Report on video (RIGHT): DCA Defends its Opposition to the Experts Meeting Agenda of the DotAfrica Task Force at the African Ministerial Round-Table. The Experts Meeting of the African Ministerial Round-Table took place in Dakar, Senegal from 19th to 21st October 2011. This event preceded the ICANN-42 International Meeting. Against the backdrop that DCA had proposed the DotAfrica... 

Dakar hosted another historic ICANN meeting, following the formal approval of the new generic Top Level Domains Program by the ICANN Board during the “ICANN Oscars” in Singapore in June 2011, in particular for Africa The ICANN-42 International Meeting was held recently at Dakar, Senegal. DotConnectAfrica (DCA) was a major participant and silver-level sponsor of the event that was attended... 

It’s approximately 2 months to go before the grand application process for the new gTLDs begins, ICANN the international internet body made a revolutionary announcement in June that is going to change the entire internet namespace. With the current 21 gTLDs, the world is bracing for a surge of close to 500 new applications. Among the domains of my interest is the .Africa gTLD. Whereas the graph... 

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... 

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.  Read More →