End of Year message

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Season’s Greetings – 2015 End of Year Message from DotConnectAfrica

2015 is coming to a close. As such, I always tend to review the past year and reflect on our accomplishments. Indeed, 2015 has been an extraordinary year for us here at DCA Group. It has been an extremely busy… Continue Reading…

Leadership

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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…

Accountability

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DCA Quarterly Tedbits – #Accountability Issue

From the Editor I am almost certain that you hear the phrase #accountability and #transparency quite often, and especially now that the systems and organizations gear more toward efficiency and ethics. ‘Accountability’ remains to be one trending word globally, looking… 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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DCA Trust Response to John Jeffrey’s ICANN Legal Blog Posting

The attention of DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust) has been drawn to a recent blog posting by John Jeffrey, the ICANN General Counsel and Company Secretary, who wrote to clarify what he termed as “misinformation and erroneous reporting that have framed… Continue Reading…

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya GES2015

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DotAfrica.TV: Africa is Rising: President Barack Obama Delivers Remarks at the # GES2015, Kenya

DotAfrica.TV brings to you views and opinions of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit  GES2015  Nairobi, Kenya “The future of Africa is up to Africans. For too long many looked to the outside for salvation.” —President Barack Obama at GES, Kenya  … 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…

Madaraka day

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DotConnectAfrica Wishes Kenya a Happy Madaraka Day

Nairobi, Kenya, June 1, 2015: DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), and its affiliate DCA Registry Services (Kenya) Ltd. is pleased to extend a very warm wishes to the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, His Deputy,… Continue Reading…

CBC TECH 2020

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DotConnectAfrica Trust Joins the Launch of the CBC TECH 2020 Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 19 2015,  DotConnectAfrica Trust joined, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) at the launch of CBC TECH 2020, a new initiative aimed at engaging the tech sector in increasing African-American representation and inclusion in the… Continue Reading…

Africa Day

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#AfricaDay: Celebrate the Continent of Digital Opportunity

DotConnectAfrica joins the Africa people and the world at large to celebrate Africa Day, an annual commemoration of the 1963 founding Fathers of Africa. This day celebrates the day to day African narratives of past and present. It also gives… Continue Reading…

Seed Fund in Africa

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#Miss.Africa announces 2015 Seed Funding Tech Initiative for women in #Africa

“Please mainstream women into your efforts. The gender gap is more pronounced in the developing world, where according to ITU, 16% fewer women than men use the Internet, compared with only 2% fewer women in developed world. What this means… 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…

Ethiopian Christians

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We join All in Condemning the murder of Ethiopian Christians in Libya by ISIS

With heavy hearts, the DotConnectAfrica Group solemnly conveys its deepest sympathies to the Prime Minister Desalegn; the government and people of the of Ethiopia, families and friends of the victims following the release of video purportedly showing a mass execution… Continue Reading…

Garissa University condolences

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Our Heartfelt Condolences to the people of Kenya and the Garissa University Victims

With heavy hearts, DotConnectAfrica Group hereby wishes to join all lovers of peace in the world to solemnly convey its deepest sympathies to the President of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta; the government and people of the Republic of Kenya… Continue Reading…

Global Internet Governance NTIA

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Global Internet Governance Update : “No Legal Basis for IANA Transition”

A Post-Mortem Analysis of Senate Committee Hearing “Only proper regulation by an independent agency with full Congressional mandate will ensure that a ‘FIFA-Mafia type’ organization of systematic corruption does not emerge. ICANN should not be trusted by Congress to regulate… Continue Reading…

UNESCO

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DotConnectAfrica contributes to “#CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action” at UNESCO ‘s Global Multistakeholder Conference, Paris

DotConnectAfrica was invited to participate in the UNESCO international multistakeholder conference under the theme CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action to discuss the first draft of the Comprehensive Study on Internet-related issues. UNESCO CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future… Continue Reading…

women's empowerment

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DCA Celebrates International Women’s Day With the United Nations

“To be truly transformative, the post-2015 development agenda must prioritize gender equality and women’s empowerment. The world will never realize 100 per cent of its goals if 50 per cent of its people cannot realize their full potential. “ UN… Continue Reading…

Creative Disruption

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Welcome to 2015! the year of Creative Disruption

We hope you all have had great holidays are off to a good start for the New Year! Recall in 2014, we asked you to stay in the ARENA with us. Indeed together, we prevailed in all our undertakings.  At… Continue Reading…

GAC Advice

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DotConnectAfrica Trust Responds to ICANN 50 GAC Advice updates on its .Africa application IRP status

DotConnectAfrica Trust submitted its response to the GAC Advice conveyed in the ICANN 50 GAC London Communiqué within the mandatory 21-day window, as per instructions via ICANN’s Customer Service Center Notification Portal for New gTLD applicants   PRLog – Aug.… 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…

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