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Added content on the NGPC, GAC and ICANN process toward DCA's application.
In July 2013, the contentious application for .africa from DCA was deemed "incomplete" and failed Initial Evaluation on the grounds of not furnishing proper support to the geographic names panel. DCA acknowledged the failure and while it is not eligible for extended review, they promised to restore the application.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130705_update_on_initial_evaluation_result_for_africa_application/ Update on Initial Evaluation Result for Africa Application, CircleID.com] Published 5 July Retrieved 10 July 2013</ref>
In July 2013, the contentious application for .africa from DCA was deemed "incomplete" and failed Initial Evaluation on the grounds of not furnishing proper support to the geographic names panel. DCA acknowledged the failure and while it is not eligible for extended review, they promised to restore the application.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130705_update_on_initial_evaluation_result_for_africa_application/ Update on Initial Evaluation Result for Africa Application, CircleID.com] Published 5 July Retrieved 10 July 2013</ref>
===GAC Early Warnings & Response===
===GAC Early Warnings & Response===
DCA's bid for .africa recieved 17 [[GAC]] Early Warnings, which are noted as strong recommendations on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given application should be denied. [[UniForum SA]]'s [[Registry.Africa]] bid received no such warnings.
DCA's bid for .africa recieved 17 [[GAC]] Early Warnings, which are noted as strong recommendations on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given application should be denied. [[UniForum SA]]'s [[Registry.Africa]] bid received no such warnings.
On December 5th 2012, DCA, via its CEO [[Sophia Bekele]], responded to the [[GAC]] Early warnings as recommended by ICANN remediation procedure. It was presumably sent not only to each objecting GAC member but the the [[ICANN Board]] as well. The letter addresses each aspect of the original warnings and its number of points include:
On December 5th 2012, DCA, via its CEO [[Sophia Bekele]], responded to the [[GAC]] Early warnings as recommended by ICANN remediation procedure. It was presumably sent not only to each objecting GAC member but the the [[ICANN Board]] as well. The letter addresses each aspect of the original warnings and its number of points include:
===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> 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].
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> [[ICANN]]'s New gTLD Committee ([[NGPC]]) issued the [[Beijing Communique]] in response to the [[GAC]]'s early warning, supporting its advice to deny DCA's application. DCA then received an official notification from [[ICANN]] that their application was 'not approved'. <ref name="Tilting">[Tilting at Windmills: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Joust for the New dotAfrica gTLD. Hurter, Eddie. 2015]</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==