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DotAfrica may refer to:

.africa, a proposed New gTLD
DotAfrica.org/DotAfrica Organization, a technical forum for the discussion of the .africa TLD.
Registry.Africa, a subsidiary of UniForum SA the AU-backed bid for .africa.
DotConnectAfrica, another applicant for .africa.
.dotafrica, a applied-for string by DotConnectAfrica that was later announced to be a mistake.

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+'''DotAfrica''' may refer to:
+* [[.africa]], a proposed [[New gTLD Program|New gTLD]]
+* [[DotAfrica.org]]/[[DotAfrica Organization]], a technical forum for the discussion of the .africa TLD.
+* [[Registry.Africa]], a subsidiary of [[UniForum SA]] the AU-backed bid for .africa.
+* [[DotConnectAfrica]], another applicant for .africa.
+* [[.dotafrica]], a applied-for string by [[DotConnectAfrica]] that was later announced to be a mistake.
-'''DotAfrica''' is one of the proposed generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]s) by several African organizations to included in the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) to promote the African Identity (businesses, people and culture) of the region in the internet.<ref>[http://www.nepad.org/system/files/Background%20note%20%20on%20DotAfrica%20-Final%20version%20ENG.pdf African Union Briefing Note on .Africa]</ref> The Ministerial members of the African Union (AU) expressed their support on the DotAfrica proposal and acknowledged the benefits it will contribute for the development of the Internet within the African continent during a conference held at Johannesburg in 2009. The African Union was mandated by its Member States to establish cooperation and partnerships with internet stakeholders as well as in the preparation and submission of an application for DotAfrica as new gTLD to the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].<ref>[http://www.africandiplomacy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=308%3Adotafrica-a-specific-internet-namespace-for-africa&catid=139%3Ascience-et-technology&Itemid=90&lang=en DOTAFRICA - A specific internet namespace for Africa]</ref>
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-==References==
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-[[Category:Glossary]]