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Bekele to speak on Freedom of Information as a Human Right: Role of Government

The East Bay Chapter invites you to attend our last Summer Program at the home of the East Bay Chapter Chairwoman. Our summer series has been planned so guests can discuss international affairs before and after the program. Our speaker,… Continue Reading…

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DotAfrica (.africa) made History with ICANN in Singapore!

Jun 30, 2011 – Singapore: The DotConnect Africa (DCA) Organization participated in the ICANN-41 Meeting that took place in Singapore from 20th to 24th June 2011. Singapore provided DCA with another opportunity to further consolidate its position and the relevance… Continue Reading…

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DCA in Enterprise Technology News: Sophia Bekele the Ethiopian Champion of .africa Initiative

The glossy up-market Enterprise Technologically (ET) magazine, in its June 2011 featured as “The Google Issue”, spotlights its Executives of the month, and covered the story of .africa and the Champion behind it, profiling Bekele as “the fun loving…” read more on Enterprise Technology, P.16… Continue Reading…

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Breaking News: The ICANN Board has Voted to Approve the new gTLD Program

ICANN To Expand Top-Level Domain Names, Applications Start Jan 12, 2012   Photo Courtesy ICANN By TechCrunch.com, Published: June 20 The ICANN board has voted to approve the new gTLD program, which was first announced three years ago. The new program will significantly expand… Continue Reading…

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Clinton – Create Environment for African Businesses to Thrive

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told participants in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum that the African continent is in a strong position to build on the stability andeconomic growth it has achieved over the last decade, and she urged them… Continue Reading…

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A note of thank you for all the love and encouragement

Sophia Bekele Dear Friends, Colleagues, Associates, Endorsers and Business Partners — I wish to express utmost thankfulness to all those who sent kind wishes on my birth day anniversary on June 6, including our own ‘Yes2dotAfrica’ campaign and ‘generation.africa‘,  the new Internet-empowered generation that… Continue Reading…

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DotConnectAfrica Tedbits: US House Representative Hearing on New gTLDs

Generation.africa Keeping the yes2dotafrica Campaign alive “Politicians think of the next election, DCA thinks of the next generation” Founder generation.africa Announcing the birth of dot.africa generation, The East African, 2010 The Dotafrica Generation soon to be born, Radio Netherlands Worldwide,… Continue Reading…

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DCA Exclusive Commentary :”African Union” requests proposal for .africa registry”

  Peeling the Onion: DCA Exclusive Commentary on ComputerWorld Kenya Re: “African Union” requests proposal for .africa registry” The attention of DotConnect Africa (DCA) has been drawn to a recent article by Rebecca Wanjiku writing for ComputerWorld Kenya, and published… Continue Reading…

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DCA Commentary on AU Briefing Note on DotAfrica

The attention of DCA has been drawn to a document (“Briefing Note on DotAfrica by Dept. of Infrastructure and Energy – Information Society Division” dated May 20110). DCA uses this opportunity to set the records straight and debunk some of… Continue Reading…

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Congratulations Africa on AFRICA Day – 25th May 2011.

As a stakeholder in the new Africa that is being built, it is with great pride and honor that DCA wishes to seize this special opportunity to join all well-wishers and congratulate all the African peoples through the Africa Union… Continue Reading…

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Yes2dotAfrica Campaign says “NO” to the AU “EOI”

The African Union Commission Addis Ababa in a recent Communiqué issued to clarify its position on DotAfrica stated that it will float an Expression of Interest process to short-list bidders to be endorsed for DotAfrica, and as of Week 20… Continue Reading…

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DCA Commentary: Response to the African Union Commission Communiqué

The attention of DCA has been drawn to the recently issued Communiqué by the African Union Commission (Re: The African Union Commission Clarification of Dot Africa) dated 12th May 2011 and available from the Commission’s website. As a party that… Continue Reading…

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Say “No” to Nii Quaynor, Vice Chair of African Union “.africa” Taskforce

Exposing the Activities of the ‘Real’ Dr. Nii Quaynor – Vice Chair of AU Taskforce and His Unwholesome Activities regarding DotAfrica Preamble The DotConnectAfrica Organization (‘DCA’) has reached the unshakable conclusion that Dr. Nii Quaynor has proved to be an… Continue Reading…

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DCA’s Exclusive Commentary to the AfTLD PR following the Ghana Meeting

A Chameleonic exercise of shifting faces from a previously seeking an AU mandate to now of seeking an AU endorsement. The DotConnectAfrica Organization (‘DCA’) feels compelled to respond to the recent press release by AfTLD following their Ghana meeting because… Continue Reading…

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