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===DCA Allegations Against AfTLD===
===DCA Allegations Against AfTLD===
The rivalry between DCA and [[AfTLD]] to gain the endorsement of the African Union Commission to serve as the operator and sponsoring organization of the DotAfrica gTLD turned nasty. DCA has alleged that the AfTLD is corrupt and is using double dealing to unfairly get the endorsement from AUC, as members of AFTLD are also part of the AU DotAfrica Taskforce, who were in charge of making the selection. In response, AfTLD claimed that DCA is using intimidation tactics. When the African Union announced that a Task Force was created and delegated to choose the right organization to be endorsed by the AUC for the DotAfrica project, DCA reacted negatively and accused that the Task Force was "established in order to disingenuously facilitate insider help for AfTLD’s Expression of Interest to the AU and prospective bid to ICANN." In addition, DCA claimed that some of the members of the Task Force including [[Pierre Dandjinou]] and [[Nii Quaynor]] are "advisors and confederates of AfTLD," and strongly emphasized that their ties are "unwholesome and foster corruption, nepotism, abuse of office, and large-scale illegality." Furthermore, DCA launched a campaign against Nii Quaynor.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/corruption-claims-as-africa-fight-heats-up/ “Corruption” claims as .africa fight heats up]</ref><ref>[http://www.pctechmagazine.com/Communique_on_DotAfrica_08Nov2010_v2.pdf “Dot .AFRICA gTLD PROJECT : BRANDING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT ON THE CYBERSPACE AND PROVIDING AFRICAN COMMUNITY WITH A CONTINENTAL MARK ON THE INTERNET”]</ref><ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/05/dca%E2%80%99s-exclusive-commentary-aftld-pr-ghana-meeting/ DCA’s Exclusive Commentary to the AfTLD PR following the Ghana Meeting]</ref><ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1104994724388.html Say "No" to Nii Quaynor, Vice Chair of African Union ".africa" Taskforce]</ref> DCA also went ahead to draw its voice against the reservation of the names .africa ,.afrique and .afriqya , suggestions that had been forwarded after a ministerial round table that preceded the Senegal ICANN meeting. The Addition of these names to ICANNs reserved list would have jeorpadized the .Africa applications in the current new gTLD opening.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9bRq1QTQVkg”/ DCA Defends its Opposition to the Experts Meeting Agenda of the DotAfrica Task Force]</ref>
The rivalry between DCA and [[AfTLD]] to gain the endorsement of the African Union Commission to serve as the operator and sponsoring organization of the DotAfrica gTLD turned nasty. DCA has alleged that the AfTLD is corrupt and is using double dealing to unfairly get the endorsement from AUC, as members of AFTLD are also part of the AU DotAfrica Taskforce, who were in charge of making the selection. In response, AfTLD claimed that DCA is using intimidation tactics. When the African Union announced that a Task Force was created and delegated to choose the right organization to be endorsed by the AUC for the DotAfrica project, DCA reacted negatively and accused that the Task Force was "established in order to disingenuously facilitate insider help for AfTLD’s Expression of Interest to the AU and prospective bid to ICANN." In addition, DCA claimed that some of the members of the Task Force including [[Pierre Dandjinou]] and [[Nii Quaynor]] are "advisors and confederates of AfTLD," and strongly emphasized that their ties are "unwholesome and foster corruption, nepotism, abuse of office, and large-scale illegality." Furthermore, DCA launched a campaign against Nii Quaynor.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/corruption-claims-as-africa-fight-heats-up/ “Corruption” claims as .africa fight heats up]</ref><ref>[http://www.pctechmagazine.com/Communique_on_DotAfrica_08Nov2010_v2.pdf “Dot .AFRICA gTLD PROJECT : BRANDING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT ON THE CYBERSPACE AND PROVIDING AFRICAN COMMUNITY WITH A CONTINENTAL MARK ON THE INTERNET”]</ref><ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/05/dca%E2%80%99s-exclusive-commentary-aftld-pr-ghana-meeting/ DCA’s Exclusive Commentary to the AfTLD PR following the Ghana Meeting]</ref><ref>[http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs053/1102516344150/archive/1104994724388.html Say "No" to Nii Quaynor, Vice Chair of African Union ".africa" Taskforce]</ref>
==DCA Opposes Reserve Names by AU==
DCA also went ahead to draw its voice against the reservation <ref>[http://rogue.su/internet-war-scramble-for-africa/ Dot Africa soap]</ref>. of the names .africa ,.afrique and .afriqya , suggestions that had been forwarded after a ministerial round table that preceded the Senegal ICANN meeting. The Addition of these names to ICANNs reserved list would have jeopardized the .Africa applications in the current new gTLD opening.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9bRq1QTQVkg”/ DCA Defends its Opposition to the Experts Meeting Agenda of the DotAfrica Task Force]</ref>.
The reservation of these names would have meant that all the applications of the .africa gTLD would have been annulled , however in a response ICANN officials promised to follow the Applicants Guide Book to the later in making all the decisions that would affect any new prospective gTLD. ICANN responded<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/crocker-to-ibrahim-08mar12-en Letter from Steve Crocker to Elham M.A. Ibrahim]</ref> to the Communique presented by the officials of the Pre-Senegal Ministerial roundtable, eventually the names were not reserved .
Africa presented 17 applications and dotafrica was among them.
==References==
==References==