DotAfrica

dotAfrica completes promotional expedition

Roadshow to encourage adoption of .africa geographic Top Level Domain has ended.
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1:40
Sep 8, 2017

dotAfrica (.africa) attracts 8000 registrations - ZACR

Domain name seen as valuable virtual real estate says organisation.
1:50
Jul 5, 2017

.africa gTLD now open to general public

Domain administrator says 'floodgates are open' as new domain enters General Availability stage.
2:10
Jun 19, 2017

New dawn breaks for dotAfrica trademark

Continent's domain enters world's top 10 post- sunrise phase, according to ZACR.
1:50
Apr 3, 2017

Trademark owners can apply for dotAfrica domains from tomorrow

ZACR details 'Sunrise Period' during which registered trademarks and unregistered, validated trademarks can be secured.
1:50
Mar 15, 2017

ICANN wants response on Domain Name System study

Organisation opens public comment on draft 2016 African DNS market study.
1:20
Mar 27, 2014

ZACR and ICANN sign .africa agreement

The commercial launch of the dotAfrica domain name is expected to take place in May.
1:50
Feb 25, 2014

African governments slow to reserve dotAfrica names

Deadline extended as less than 20 countries on the continent participate in the process.
4:20
Jan 31, 2014

Delays hit .africa sunrise launch phase

Two factors slow the process, resulting in general availability being pushed to late 2014.
1:40
Nov 13, 2013

Benin first to the mark to reserve .africa domain

Other countries that are in the process of reserving a dotAfrica name include Mauritius, Senegal, Algeria and Niger.
1:50
Nov 1, 2013

Internet name .africa in “pre-sunrise” phase, says ZACR

The ZA Central Registry says general availability for dotAfrica domain will be in August 2014.
1:20
Oct 21, 2013

Burkina Faso conference voices support for dotAfrica

The Africa Forum on Best Practices in ICT says it is fully behind the ZACR big for the internet name.