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The '''DotAfrica Organization Limited''' is a group interested in the development of a new [[.africa]] TLD. [[Nii Quaynor]] launched DotAfrica.org on June 21, 2004<ref>[http://whois.domaintools.com/dotafrica.org DotAfrica.org Whois Data]</ref> and [[Pierre Ouedraogo]] serves as the site's contact person.<ref>[http://www.dotafrica.org/home.html DotAfrica.org Home]</ref> The organization is committed in the development of the Internet within the African continent and has enumerated the following specific missions:
The '''DotAfrica Organization Limited''' ('''DotAfrica.org''') is a group interested in the development of a new [[.africa]] TLD. [[Nii Quaynor]] launched DotAfrica.org on June 21, 2004<ref>[http://whois.domaintools.com/dotafrica.org DotAfrica.org Whois Data]</ref> for use by the [[AUC DotAfrica Task Force|African Union Commission's DotAfrica Task Force]].<ref>Interview with Nii, 2/9/12</ref> [[Pierre Ouedraogo]] serves as the site's contact person.<ref>[http://www.dotafrica.org/home.html DotAfrica.org Home]</ref> The organization is committed in the development of the Internet within the African continent and has enumerated the following specific missions:
* To sponsor, establish and operate a regional Internet namespace with global recognition and regional significance. The namespace is dedicated to the needs of the Pan-African Internet community.
* To sponsor, establish and operate a regional Internet namespace with global recognition and regional significance. The namespace is dedicated to the needs of the Pan-African Internet community.
* To reinvest surpluses in socio-technological advancement initiatives relevant to the Pan-African Internet community.
* To reinvest surpluses in socio-technological advancement initiatives relevant to the Pan-African Internet community.
* To operate a successful not-for-profit initiative that is a technically sound, leading edge TLD registry for the Pan-African Internet community.<ref>[http://www.dotafrica.org/mission.html The Dot Africa Project Website]</ref>
* To operate a successful not-for-profit initiative that is a technically sound, leading edge TLD registry for the Pan-African Internet community.<ref>[http://www.dotafrica.org/mission.html The Dot Africa Project Website]</ref>
The DotAfrica Organization does not intend to apply for the .africa TLD itself, it is simply a technical forum for the discussion of the TLD.<ref>Interview with Nii Quaynor, 11/21/11</ref>
The DotAfrica Organization does not intend to apply for the .africa TLD itself; it is simply a technical forum for the discussion of the TLD.<ref>Interview with Nii Quaynor, 11/21/11</ref>
==Allegations from DCA==
==Allegations from DCA==