About the .AFRICA new gTLD

DotConnectAfrica (DCA) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization incorporated in Mauritius, Africa and will sponsor, establish and operate a TLD registry with global recognition and regional significance. dedicated to the needs of the Pan-African and African community inspired to come to fruition to coordinate the implementation of the .africa initiative.

At the same time, DotConnectAfrica hopes to address the lack of adequate Internet policy in Africa and acknowledge the impact of the policy in the widening gaps of the digital divide. DCA seeks to assist in the strategic coordination of government Internet policies, establish policy priorities, offer new policy choices, and ensure that the implications of Internet policy options are fully considered.

Benefits of the .africa domain will include:

• Facilitating cross-border knowledge sharing and research partnerships with key knowledge and users
• A horizontal perspective with a clear brand to reach out to and enrich the broad global community
• Users will be able to express membership in the larger Pan-African and African community
• Reduction of cost of communication and increase personal communication

Africa has developed into a global force in the international commercial, political and cultural Network. The .africa domain aspires to embrace this dynamism in the African Country to become a nucleus, intersection and breeding ground for Internet activity and development in the region.

About DotConnectAfrica (DCA)

The governance structure for DotConnectAfrica is to be made up of different sponsor organizations and co-sponsor members, businesses, non-profit - NGOs and other relevant African organizations and individuals in the region. Driven via a multi-stakeholder input and augmented by regional and international expertise, the organization is to include the direct and close involvement of many Governments, Businesses, NGO's and individuals to ensure a wealth of knowledge and expertise is represented. The governance model is to be adapted from Africa's development policy model augmented with other geo-TLD models. Public Policy consideration will include direct input from African policy makers, including the African Union, Economic Commission for Africa and African Development Bank on policy matters.

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We will attempt to register your reserved domains as soon as this becomes possible thereby increasing your chances of owing one of the new TLDs.

Additionally, by pre-registering, you won't miss any of the registration deadlines. The pre-registration process is free; no processing fees will apply.

Only in the case that you do wish to register any reserved domains will you be charged a fee. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that we can successfully register all desired, pre-registered domains.

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