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* On [https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/gran-marby-steps-down-as-icann-president-and-ceo-21-12-2022-en December 21], the [[ICANN Board]] accepted [[Göran Marby]]’s resignation as [[ICANN President]], effective immediately. The ICANN Board will begin its search for a new CEO in January 2023 and named [[Sally Costerton]], ICANN Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President of [[Engagement|Global Stakeholder Engagement]], as Interim President and CEO.

On [https://domainnamewire.com/2023/01/04/namecheap-claims-victory-in-org-and-info-price-cap-battle/ January 5], [[Domain Name Wire]] reported that [[Namecheap]] had claimed victory in its battle to maintain price caps on [[.org]] and [[.info]] domain names. Back in 2020, the [[registrar]] filed for the Independent Review Process ([[IRP]]) to consider ICANN’s unilateral removal of the price caps, arguing [[ICANN Staff]] had made the decision to remove price caps against the interests of domain name [[registrant]]s and registrars.

* In [https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/business/277208/ICANN-launches-initiative-to-advance-Africa-s-digital-transformation December 2022], ICANN launched the [[Coalition for Digital Africa]], an [[ICANN Initiatives|initiative]] to provide investments in Internet infrastructure, offer capacity-building workshops, and facilitate participation in the [[Multistakeholder Model|multistakeholder policymaking process]].

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