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===GAC Objection===
 
===GAC Objection===
The DCA bid for .africa was only one of two strings that received a unanimous [[GAC]] Objection, the other being [[.gcc]]. The objection is intended to be a very strong recommendation that the [[ICANN Board]] should not allow an application to be approved.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee GAC Beijing Communique Download from, GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 30 May 2013</ref>
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The DCA bid for .africa was only one of two strings that received a unanimous [[GAC]] Objection, the other being [[.gcc]]. The objection is intended to be a very strong recommendation that the [[ICANN Board]] should not allow an application to be approved.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee GAC Beijing Communique Download from, GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 30 May 2013</ref> DCA implored the ICANN Board to not consider the GAC Advice and presented their case against the other applicant, UniForum, and the process by which the African Union selected them; their full response can be found [http://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/applicants/23may13/gac-advice-response-1-1165-42560-en.pdf?utm_source=DotConnectAfrica+Update%3A+Status+of+our+gTLD+Application+%26+Current+Engagements+wi&utm_campaign=DotConnectAfrica+Update%3A+Status+of++our+new+gTLD+Application+%26+Current+Engagements+with+the+U.S.Congress&utm_medium=archive here].
    
==Background==
 
==Background==

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