DotConnectAfrica is a non-profit, non-partisan organisation that was founded in 2006 and incorporated in Mauritius to sponsor, establish and operate the proposed new Top Level Domain(TLD).africa

.africa

.africa is a proposed Internet generic top-level domain for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they may reside. The .africa TLD will serve as regional domain for individuals and entities based in the Africa region interested in expressing a Pan African identity or outlook...

, a Sponsored top-level domain that will cater for the needs of the African and Pan-African community and also to address the lack of adequate internet policy in Africa.

DotConnectAfrica has its headquarters in I/F River Court 6th Denis Street Port Louis, Mauritius. DCA is well represented in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

 Kenya, Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

 Ethiopia, South Africa and Walnut Creek California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

,USA.

The organization also intends to apply for the delegation of .afrique,the French version of .Africa and .afriqya ,the Arabic version of .Africa.

Governance Structure

At present the governance structure of DotConnectAfrica is made up of a consortium of public-private partnerships that include businesses, non-profit – NGOs and other relevant African stakeholders and individuals in the region.

According to the organization, the governance model is to be adapted from Africa’s development policy model augmented with other GeoTLD

GeoTLD

A GeoTLD is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet using the name of or invoking an association with a geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, linguistic or cultural community....

 models. Public Policy considerations will also include direct input from African policy makers, including the African Union, Economic Commission for Africa and African Development Bank

African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group is a development bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in Africa...

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External links

• The Official DotConnectAfrica Website
• DotAfrica Issues
• DotConnectAfrica expresses commitment to work with African ccTLDs — AptanTeh
• Official New .africa domain names ‘will boost growth Domain and Trademark — Domain and Trademark
• How ready are you for the dot-africa Internet domain names? –PC Tech Magazine
• Startup Success Podcast: Show #111: Sophia Bekele, Dot Connect Africa –Startup Success
• Africa ready for new internet address regime — The East Africa
• Towards a Digital Africa — Diplomat East Africa
• Can “Africa” get a make-over? — The Economist
• DotAfrica campaign to brand continent — Biz Community, East Africa
• Cost of Website Names Set to Drop Next Year — USA Today
• DotConnectAfrica Launched Official Africa Campaign — FKA News
• Is .EAC Domain needed? — Uganda
• Africa domain attracts interest — ComputerWorld, USA
• .Africa domains are on the way — Marcaria.com
• African Union Endorses .Africa — DomianNews, USA
• The curious case of ICANN sponsorship — Domain Name Wire, USA
• Getting On-line is a must for Businesses — CIO East Africa
• AITEC Conference Plans Talks On .africa Domain Space Initiative, Guardian, Nigeria
• African Businesses Hope to see Boost from Internet Advances — Business Africa
• Search on for Africa domain — Daily Nation, Nairobi
• New domain.africa help unite a continent — MediaGlobal
• A dotafrica generation soon to be born – Radio Neitherlands
• Announcing the birth of the dotafrica generation — The East African
• Heralding the birth of the dotafrica generation — The Ethiopian Reporter
• African Union endorses the domain name “.Africa” to DotConnectAfrica Organization – All Africa
• DotConnectAfrica to present “.africa” at the AITEC Mobile Banking COMESA – AitecAfrica, Nairobi
• A .africa Internet domain name will connect all Africa — NewTimes, Rwanda
• DotConnectAfrica Preparing to Launch .Africa — NameTalent
• A domain name “.Africa” to position the continent on the Web Industry- All Africa
• Ms Bekele on her work to promote Internet connectivity in Africa and emerging economies at GGU
• Africa may soon get its own Internet Domain — Techcentral, South Africa
• Exclusive Interview with Sophia Bekele on Capital — Capital Ethiopia
• In a world of .com and .org, why not .Africa? — Andrew Mack , USA
• Branding Africa with a new Domain — Annansi Chronicles , USA