[Npoc-discuss] The Continuing .Africa Saga

[Sam Lanfranco]

The NPOC community should be interested in following the goings on and 
ultimate fate of the .Africa gTLD.

For the results of the Independent Review Process (July 9, 2015) 
see:https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2013-12-11-en 
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2013-12-11-en>

Africa, as one of the most marginalized regions of the globe, is fertile 
ground for well run not-for-profit organizations, and for small and 
medium business entities, and dotAfrica is a stepping stone toward 
Africa's rightful place on the global stage. The existing ICANN decision 
on to whom to award .Africa has been contested and what has happened now 
is that ICANN is having to review its decision on which of the two 
applicants has been successful for the .Africa gTLD. This may not be the 
last stage in this process since there is still recourse to the court 
system.

If you want a relatively straight forward description of how the 
dotAfrica saga has unfolded see: 
http://icannwiki.com/images/3/37/DotAfrica.Hurter.pdf 
<http://icannwiki.com/images/3/37/DotAfrica.Hurter.pdf> /
"'Tilting  at  Windmills':  Separating  Fact  from  Fiction  in the 
//Joust for the new dotAfrica gTLD"/ written earlier this year by Prof 
Eddie Hurter from South Africa.

Sam Lanfranco, NPOC Policy Committee Chair


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