The Internet’s next chapter: Empowering communities through domain diversity
While these domains have been pivotal in the Internet’s growth, their inherent limitations have become increasingly apparent.
Pierre Dandjinou
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African legislators pledge to enhance internet governance
Parliamentarians met for a critical capacity-building session aimed at improving internet governance on the continent.
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Rwanda to host world’s biggest internet forum
The ICANN80 Policy Forum will bring together global stakeholders, including governments, companies, civil society, academia, and the technical community.
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ICANN targets Kenya with a $10 million grant program
The grant money is intended to fund projects that promote an inclusive and transparent approach to building robust, user-friendly, secure Internet infrastructure solutions.
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Telecom Egypt, ICANN activate Africa’s second managed root server
The new installation is housed in Telecom Egypt's Regional Data Hub, the company's largest international, Tier III data centre.
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ICANN launches managed root server cluster in Nairobi
System will ensure the localisation of the domain name system and improve latency, reduce risk of DDoS attacks says organisation.
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‘Level of pressure could have paralysed organisation’ says AFRINIC boss
Eddy Kayihura, CEO of the African Network Information Centre, underlined the value of a multi-stakeholder model and stability fund in helping the organisation navigate significant challenges.
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Egypt's ICT minister on charm offensive at MWC 2018
Yasser ElKady met with senior representatives from Qualcomm, ICANN and ITU in an effort to sell the North African country's ICT sector.
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ICANN and DCA's .Africa domain name legal contest continues
A US court has found that the case can go ahead as issues relating to fraud or wilful injury are 'triable'.
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Cost of domain registration hampering Africa's internet ecosystem
First ever regional report of all 54 countries highlights the strengths and weaknesses in Africa's DNS sector.
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ICANN wants response on Domain Name System study
Organisation opens public comment on draft 2016 African DNS market study.
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ICANN may now delegate .africa domain name to ZACR
Follows California Superior Court's decision to deny second motion filed by DotConnectAfrica.