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Sophia Bekele provides Thought Leadership on a Keynote Panel at the 2nd Quantum Global Advisory Board Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland, 20 November 2015:  Founder of DCA Group, Sophia Bekele was invited to speak on a Thought Leadership Keynote Panel, held by Quantum Global Advisory Board Symposium on 19th November 2015, Zurich, Switzerland, convened at the Zürich Marriot Hotel.… Continue Reading…

Business Ethics

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KEYNOTE: The “Market Has No Morality” Sophia Bekele speaks on Business Ethics and Accountability

OAKLAND, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2015: Founder/CEO of DotConnectAfrica Group & CBS International, Sophia Bekele was invited to speak on the subject of Business Ethics at the School of Business, Lincoln University, Oakland California.  She was asked to share her… Continue Reading…

.Africa gTLD: DCA Trust Wins ICANN IRP Preliminary Injunction ZACR

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Breaking News: DotConnectAfrica Trust Wins Resounding Victory against ICANN in IRP Accountability Suit at ICDR over the .Africa Domain Name

New York and Los Angeles, July 10, 2015: In a landmark decision, an Independent Review Process (IRP), at the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) has ruled that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has violated its… Continue Reading…

Mobile technology

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SOLDOUT #HaasABF2015: Keynote: Sophia Bekele heralds “Africa’s Digital Opportunity is NOW – PARTICIPATE” at the 2015 Africa Business Forum, UC Berkeley

Press Release: prlog.org/12452365 May 7, 2015 – BERKELEY, California.  The organizers of the 2015 Africa Business Forum at the Haas School of Business in the University of California, Berkeley invited the Founder/CEO of DotConnectAfrica Group & CBS International, Founder of… Continue Reading…

E-learning Africa International Conference

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Founder of DCA, Sophia Bekele invited to give Keynote Address at 2015 E-learning Africa International Conference, Addis Ababa

Founder of DotConnectAfrica is amongst the Keynote Speakers  invited to  address the 2015 E-learning Africa International Conference, in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.  The event is co-organized by the African Union and hosted by the Government of Ethiopia, Ministry of Information and… Continue Reading…

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KeyNote “P.U.S.H. to CHANGE AFRICA” Sophia Bekele rallied the 2014 CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium (YALS) New York

DCA Press Release http://prlog.org/12377338 Click here for full KeyNote Founder of DotConnectAfrica Trust and Yes2DotAfrica Campaign was invited to present a Key Note speech at the 2014 CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium (YALS), themed “Standing on the Shoulder of Giants:… Continue Reading…

US-Africa Leader Summit

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Sophia Bekele Weighs in on Obama’s August US-Africa Leader Summit at the NYF Africa

PRLog (Press Release) – May 30, 2014 – DotConnectAfrica Trust delegates participated in the New York Forum AFRICA 2014 in Libreville, Gabon. The forum focused on transformation: unlocking the competitiveness of the African economy through building value chains around the… Continue Reading…

ITU's Girl's ICT day

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KeyNote Remarks by Ms. Sophia Bekele for the ITU’s Girl’s ICT day 24th April 2014

Sophia Bekele the DCA Executive Director was invited to give a Key Note speech at the annual Girl’s ICT day on 24th April 2014 in Addis Ababa Ethiopia organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release)… Continue Reading…

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DotConnectAfrica Trust attends ICANN 48 International Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina

PRLog (Press Release) – Nov. 26, 2013 – DotConnectAfrica delegates were among more than 1,700 people from around the world that attended the just concluded ICANN 48 International Meeting that took place in Buenos Aires Argentina from November 17, 2013… Continue Reading…

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DotConnectAfrica attended the Transform Africa Heads of State summit, Kigali Rwanda

DCA was invited as a delegate to the international high-level conference that was held in Rwanda from October 28 to 31, 2013 Nov. 3, 2013 – The conference was attended by over 1,500 delegates and Seven African Heads of State… Continue Reading…

African Women to Watch

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Bloomberg TV: Sophia Bekele featured as “African Women to Watch”

“Fearless, Competitive and Visionary Leaders of our time. We celebrate a new generation of African Women, closing the gender gap and shaping the continent’s political, social and economic landscape” says Bloomberg in its special TV Women to Watch PRLog (Press… Continue Reading…

ICT

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DCA attends Transform Africa 2013, calls for the progress of its .africa commitments be acknowledged

DCA was invited as a delegate to the international high-level conference that was held in Rwanda from October 28 to 31, 2013 Nov. 3, 2013 – The conference was attended by over 1,500 delegates and Seven African Heads of State… Continue Reading…

50 African Trailblazers

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Sophia Bekele Named One of 50 African Trailblazers by NewAfrican Magazine, UK

http://prlog.org/12143097 March 20, 2013, Mauritius, Port-Louis, Sophia Bekele, Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), has been named as one of the ’50 African Trailblazers under 50‘, by the influential New African magazine UK, a member of the IC Publications… Continue Reading…

new generic Top-Level Domain

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Sophia Bekele: An Ethiopian Woman fighting for .africa, a new generic Top-Level Domain

In a candid discourse, The Reporter Daily English and Amharic Language Newspaper laid out the struggle of Sophia Bekele, the Ethiopian who initiated .africa, the first African run gTLD registry business for Africa. PRLog (Press Release) – May 10, 2013… Continue Reading…

ICANN-45

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DotConnectAfrica ICANN-45 Toronto Public Forum Comment on The Multi-Stakeholder Model & the presentation of the initial draft of the ICANN Africa Strategy

PUBLIC FORUM COMMENT SUBMITTED BY DCA TRUST (This is a complete unabridged version of the document. Shorter version was read out at the Public Forum Meeting due to constraint of time.) Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 Subject: General Comment on the ICANN Multi-Stakeholder  Model & DCA’s… Continue Reading…

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Rejoinder & Official Response to Kevin Murphy -DOMANINCITE

DCA believes only ICANN should decide  on DotAfrica (.africa) Dear Mr. Murphy, Our attention has been drawn to your recent Blogged article (Re: “DotConnectAfrica – disconnected from reality?” – retrieved from http://domainincite.com/9802-dotconnectafrica-disconnected-from-reality). We would like to begin by saying how grateful we… Continue Reading…

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