.africa

Internet top-level domain for the African Union April 2019 .africa DotAfrica gTLD logo.png 11 February 2017https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39231709 Africa Gets Its Own Web Address with Launch of .africa 10 March 2017 BBC1 July 2017 (public availability) GeoTLD Active Registry.Africa Sites associated with Africa, pan-Africanism, and/or the African Union None specified Registrations at second level (ie. domain.africa) ICANN Registry Agreement; Policies registry.africa Yes.africa Domain Frequently Asked Questions https://registry.africa/support/faqs/ 2020-05-16 .africa - Registry Africa en-US live https://archive.today/20200516223557/https://registry.africa/support/faqs/%23 2020-05-16 2020-05-16 .africahttps://registry.africa/ .africa Domain Name - One Continent. One Digital Identity dotAfrica en-US 2019-08-19 is the officially designated top-level domain (TLD) for the African and Pan-African communities and users wherever they reside. It is a sponsored generic top-level domain (gTLD) operated by the Registry Africa. The .africa namespace is open to individuals, businesses and organizations around the world. The .africa domains are intended to showcase their brand and commitment to the African continent, establishing a home for Africa-specific products and services, expanding a brand's regional influence and acquiring online real-estate. The .africa domain became available to the general public on 4 July 2017.http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/523-africa/238111-africa-gtld-now-open-to-general-public .africa gTLD now open to general public - ITWeb Africa www.itwebafrica.com en-gb 2017-07-07 History .africa was launched at the African Union Commissionhttps://au.int/en/newsevents/20170310/launch-dotafrica Launch of dotAfrica African Union au.int 2019-08-19 in 2017. The .africa domain name registrationhttps://registry.africa/floodgates-open-africas-new-domain/ FLOODGATES OPEN FOR AFRICA'S NEW DOMAIN 2017-07-04 dotAfrica en-US 2019-08-19 was made available to the public in July 2017.https://www.konbini.com/ng/lifestyle/can-now-register-dotafrica-domain-name/ You Will Soon Be Able To Register Your Own DotAfrica Domain Name Eweniyi Olanrewaju 2017-07-07 Konbini 2019-08-19 2019-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20190819210229/https://www.konbini.com/ng/lifestyle/can-now-register-dotafrica-domain-name/ dead The first large corporation to adopt the .africa domain was Absa.https://registry.africa/bright-continent-emerges-absa-champions-africa-dotafrica/ The Bright Continent Emerges As ABSA Champions dotAfrica 2018-07-12 dotAfrica en-US 2019-08-19https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/544/183780.html 5 things Absa learnt when adopting the .africa domain bizcommunity 2018-11-02 bizcommunity Regional support The .africa initiativehttps://au.int/en/newsevents/20130726-1 Bid for .Africa (Dot Africa) Passes Initial Evaluation African Union au.int 2020-01-14 2020-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106193235/https://au.int/en/newsevents/20130726-1 dead is fully endorsed by the African Union Commission.https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20170703/dotafrica-africa-roadshow-launches-african-union-headquarters DotAfrica (.Africa) Roadshow launches at the African Union Headquarters African Union au.int 2020-01-14 According to Registry Africa, 78% of African governments support the TLD.https://registry.africa/about-africa/african-regional-support/ African Regional Support .africa - Registry Africa en-US 2020-01-14 2020-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106143450/https://registry.africa/about-africa/african-regional-support/ dead Status The operator of the .africa gTLDhttps://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/africa-2014-03-24-en Registry Agreement africahttps://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africa.html IANA — .africa Domain Delegation Data www.iana.org 2019-09-26https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africa.html IANA — .africa Domain Delegation Data is Registry Africa.https://registry.africa/about-africa/ About dotAfrica Top Level Domain dotAfrica en-US 2019-08-19 Sponsoring Organisation is the ZA Central Registry trading as Registry.Africa.https://registry.africa/ .africa Domain Name - One Continent. One Digital Identity dotAfrica en-US 2019-09-26 As of December 2024, there were about 52,000 registered .africa domains from 70 accredited registrars globally..africa https://registry.africa/ Registry.Africa en-ZA 2021-01-30 Legal dispute The .africa application that was submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust is the subject of an unresolved disagreement with ICANN (DCA Trust v. ICANN) following an Independent Review Panel (IRP) process that was invoked by DCA Trust under ICANN's accountability mechanism in October 2013. The IRP was administrated by the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) New York, US.April 2020 Dispute background DCA Trust had passed all the new gTLD applicant evaluation criteria, but before the Initial Evaluation (IE) result was issued, a Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Objection Advice that had been issued in Beijing in April 2013 was later accepted by the ICANN Board in early June 2013 which caused the ICANN Board to instruct ICANN staff that DCA Trust's .Africa new gTLD application will not be approved. This had caused the non-completion of the evaluation of DCA Trust's application, which then led DCA Trust to challenge the ICANN Board decision through a series of accountability mechanism. DCA Trust prevailed in the Independent Review Process against ICANN when the Panel of jurists ruled on 9 July 2015, that ICANN violated its Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation; and therefore declared "that both the actions and inactions of the Board with respect to the application of DCA Trust relating to the .AFRICA gTLD were inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of ICANN". As a result of the IRP declaration, the ICANN Board resolved on July 16, 2015, to reinstate DCA's application back to the new gTLD Process to complete initial evaluation. The IRP ruling also ordered ICANN to continue to refrain from delegating the .AFRICA gTLD to ZA Central Registry (ZACR). On January 20, 2016 ICANN was taken to the US Court regarding the way ICANN processed the IRP which declared DCA Trust the prevailing party in July 2015. The United States District Court, Central District of California in a ruling granted DCA Trust an Interim Relief for DotConnectAfrica and ordered ICANN to hold the delegation the .AFRICA top-level domain to ZACR. The same court also granted a Preliminary Injunction for DotConnectAfrica on April 12, 2016. ICANN and ZACR both contested the ruling; the court dismissed ZACR from the case leading to the filing of an interlocutory appeal. Six months later, the case was moved to the Superior Court of California owing to lack of jurisdiction. Superior Court Judge Howard Halm denied the motion by Dot Connect Africa to obtain an injunction that saw the launch of the top level domain at the African Union Commission, in Addis Ababa.Inside Kenya-SA fight to control .Africa domain https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001233467/inside-kenya-sa-fight-to-control-africa-domain Sunday Frankline The Standard en 2020-05-19 The final delegation of the .africa Top Level Domain went to Registry Africa Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ZACR..africa will soon be open for business https://tech.africa/africa-will-soon-open-business/ Ajao Oluniyi D. 2017-02-27 TECH dot AFRICA en-ZA 2020-05-19 References 30em External links Registry Africa Africa in One Space DotConnectAfrica http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:AAA9&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=135FC40272764A08&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D663DC0A81A15EA Continent Ready for New Internet Address Regime allAfrica.com March 14, 2011 http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:AAA9&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12E9EFAD4F11B250&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D663DC0A81A15EA Announcing the Birth of the Dot.africaGeneration allAfrica.com March 22, 2010 http://africainonespace.org/news_item.php?id=667&title=Independent%20Review%20Process%20Delays%20dotAfrica%20(.africa)%20Public%20Launch http://africainonespace.org/news_item.php?id=617&title=ICANN+AND+ZACR+SIGN+LANDMARK+DOTAFRICA+AGREEMENT DCA Vs ICANN IRP https://web.archive.org/web/20160728221332/http://icannwiki.com/DCA_Vs_ICANN_IRP 2016-07-28 Internet in expand Proposed Category:Top-level domains Category:Internet in Africa Category:African Union Category:Internet properties established in 2017