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

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Update: DotConnectAfrica Trust wins landmark legal victory, as ICANN loses MSJ

Los Angeles, California, USA, September 13, 2017. DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), the African based  promoter of the Yes2DotAfrica Campaign and principal applicant for the .Africa Internet new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Extension scored an important victory against the United States-based… Continue Reading…

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CIO E. Africa Exclusive QnA with Sophia Bekele: .Africa gTLD redelegation possible if DotConnectAfrica wins case

By The CIO East Africa The dotAfrica (.Africa) gtld delegation has been faced by so much controversy for some time now. The ruling on the preliminary injunction in January 2017, allowed ICANN to go ahead to delegate the string to… Continue Reading…

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.Africa Update: ICANN promises to create new top-level domain despite ongoing court case

By Kieren McCarthy – The Register U.K. (The Register is a UK based highly influential and respected source of reliable news globally. www.theregister.co.uk) DCA News Alert Third time lucky: ICANN beats off .africa ban Internet overseer ICANN will push ahead with a… Continue Reading…

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Sophia Bekele, Exclusive for The Hill: Would internet transition have an impact on current US election?

As most are toggling between the ongoing Rio World Olympics 2016 and US election, we call upon women who continue to excel in what they do best and land a spot in history, such as Simone Biles, the first American… Continue Reading…

.Africa Domain

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BNA: Judge Halts .Africa Domain; Lengthy Litigation Likely

Federal Judge Halts .Africa Domain; Litigation Waiver Ruled Likely Invalid April 13 — A pan-African Internet domain remains on hold after a federal court April 12 enjoined the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers from finalizing the .Africa domain… Continue Reading…

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

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DotConnectAfrica Update: US Court GRANTS DCA Trust a Preliminary Injunction on .Africa gTLD

April 12, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya:   A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – WESTERN DIVISION ruling has granted a Preliminary Injunction for DotConnectAfrica, the decision for case no. 16-CV-00862 RGK (JCx) [PDF] DotConnectAfrica Trust v. Internet Corporation for Assigned… Continue Reading…

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Protected: US Court GRANTS DotConnectAfrica a Preliminary Injunction on .Africa (4/13/2016)

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

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BNA: Applicant for .Africa Domain Challenges ICANN Litigation Waiver

An applicant for the .africa top-level Internet domain fired back at domain overseer the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), saying in a March 21 court filing that its blanket litigation waiver is unconscionable DotConnectAfrica Trust v. ICANN,… Continue Reading…

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

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United States Court Has Granted an Interim Relief for DCA Trust on .Africa

DotConnectAfrica Update: Status on our .Africa gTLD application NAIROBI, Kenya – March 5, 2016 – PRLog — A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – WESTERN DIVISION ruling has granted an Interim Relief for DotConnectAfrica by issuing a… Continue Reading…

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…

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…

.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…

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…

US Congress

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Congress will oversight ICANN: And You Can Take That To The Bank

Therefore, I wish to call for the establishment of such a new body that will work in cooperation with the NTIA to exercise supervisory responsibilities over ICANN. Even though the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plays a… Continue Reading…

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Q & A on .Africa Internet Domain: Fin24 with Sophia Bekele

DotConnectAfrica (DCA) Trust and DCA Registry CEO Ms. Sophia Bekele recently participated in a Q&A with Mr. Gareth Van Zyl of Fin24.com, SouthAfrica,  based on some pointed questions presented by the tech journalist to inquire into the current state of… Continue Reading…

IRP GAC Objection Advice

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DotConnectAfrica Update: IRP Panel Ruling Accepts DCA’s Position On Procedural Order

he Panel deciding DotConnectAfrica Trust’s IRP request has issued a ruling accepting DotConnectAfrica’s position on the procedural framework of the IRP proceedings. The Panel has ruled that its determination is binding on ICANN. PRLog – Aug. 28, 2014 – Panel’s… 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…

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