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'''"No Campaign DotAfrica"''' was a concentrated e-mail based protest effort that was undertaken by the Yes2DotAfrica campaign, an initiative of the DotConnectAfrica Organization (DCA) ostensibly to counter the perceived threat posed to DCA’s standing and prospective application to ICANN for the new DotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD).
'''"No Campaign DotAfrica"''' was a concentrated e-mail based protest effort that was undertaken by the Yes2DotAfrica campaign, an initiative of the DotConnectAfrica Organization (DCA) ostensibly to counter the perceived threat posed to DCA’s standing and prospective application to ICANN for the new DotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD).
The "No Campaign DotAfrica" featured high drama and ran from 2010 and peaked in the fall of 2011, when DCA circulated many No Campaigns to its readers.
The "No Campaign DotAfrica" cause commotion and ran from 2010 and peaked in 2011, when DCA circulated many No Campaigns to its readers.
==Why the NO Campaigns==
==Why the NO Campaigns==
The African Top Level Domain Name (AfTLD) announced a press release few days before the ICANN 40 meeting asking "African Union" to get a mandate to run ".africa" registry. This was exposed by DotConnectAfrica as an equivalent to AfTLD attempting an illegal coup d'etat against DotConnectAfrica (DCA) efforts to run the .africa registry as the premier originator of the .africa project who had already been endorsed by African Union to DCA since 2009.
The African Top Level Domain Name (AfTLD) announced a press release few days before the ICANN 40 meeting asking "African Union" to get a mandate to run ".africa" registry. This was exposed by DotConnectAfrica as an equivalent to AfTLD attempting an illegal coup d'etat against DotConnectAfrica (DCA) efforts to run the .africa registry as the premier originator of the .africa project who had already been endorsed by African Union to DCA since 2009.
The reasons given were that AfTLD dis not have the mandate to do ".africa" [[gTLD]]. They are associations of ccTLDs. [[ccTLD]] organization running a [[gTLD]] will mean stifling competition as there will be a Conflict of Interest in their mandates.<ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1104815470848.html Yes2dotAfrica Campaign says "No" to AfTLD]</ref>
The reasons given were that AfTLD does not have the mandate to do ".africa" [[gTLD]]. They are associations of ccTLDs. [[ccTLD]] organization running a [[gTLD]] will mean stifling competition as there will be a Conflict of Interest in their mandates.<ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1104815470848.html Yes2dotAfrica Campaign says "No" to AfTLD]</ref>
=== Vote "NO" for Pierre Dandjinou for [[ICANN]] Board ===
=== Vote "NO" for Pierre Dandjinou for [[ICANN]] Board ===
*ICANN Board Recommendation to AUC prejudicial to DotConnectAfrica’s .africa application!(January 24 2013)<ref>[http://domainingafrica.com/icann-board-recommendation-to-auc-prejudicial-to-dotconnectafrica-dotafrica-application/ ICANN Board Recommendation to AUC prejudicial to DotConnectAfrica’s .africa application!]</ref>
*ICANN Board Recommendation to AUC prejudicial to DotConnectAfrica’s .africa application!(January 24 2013)<ref>[http://domainingafrica.com/icann-board-recommendation-to-auc-prejudicial-to-dotconnectafrica-dotafrica-application/ ICANN Board Recommendation to AUC prejudicial to DotConnectAfrica’s .africa application!]</ref>
*ICANN Chair Steve Crocker Dance Recital with .ZA, South Africa (February 13 2013)<ref>[http://domainnewsafrica.com/icann-chair-steve-crocker-dance-recital-with-za-south-africa/ ICANN Chair Steve Crocker Dance Recital with .ZA, South Africa]</ref>
*ICANN Chair Steve Crocker Dance Recital with .ZA, South Africa (February 13 2013)<ref>[http://domainnewsafrica.com/icann-chair-steve-crocker-dance-recital-with-za-south-africa/ ICANN Chair Steve Crocker Dance Recital with .ZA, South Africa]</ref>
*Ethiopian Government shuns African Union Hosted ICANN Africa Strategy Meeting In Addis Ababa (August 12 2013)<ref>[http://domainnewsafrica.com/ethiopian-government-shuns-au-organized-africa-strategy-meeting-in-addis-ababa/ Ethiopian Government shuns African Union Hosted ICANN Africa Strategy Meeting In Addis Ababa]</ref>
*A delayed evaluation "pass" score for .Africa competition (August 24 2013)<ref>[http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/living-and-the-arts/art/item/880-a-delayed-evaluation-pass-score-for-africa-competition A delayed evaluation "pass" score for .Africa competition]</ref>
*A delayed evaluation "pass" score for .Africa competition (August 24 2013)<ref>[http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/living-and-the-arts/art/item/880-a-delayed-evaluation-pass-score-for-africa-competition A delayed evaluation "pass" score for .Africa competition]</ref>
*DotConnectAfrica .Africa Objection treatment at ICANN is A Musical Chair Circus (August 30 2013)<ref>[http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/dca-objects-to-new-gac-advice-on-dotafrica-domain DotConnectAfrica .Africa Objection treatment at ICANN is A Musical Chair Circus]</ref>
*DotConnectAfrica .Africa Objection treatment at ICANN is A Musical Chair Circus (August 30 2013)<ref>[http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/dca-objects-to-new-gac-advice-on-dotafrica-domain DotConnectAfrica .Africa Objection treatment at ICANN is A Musical Chair Circus]</ref>
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