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DCA announced that it plans to continue with its application for .africa with or without the AUC's support, as it believed the original endorsement granted to it by the AUC was valid and calling any retraction attempt as sabotage and unsuccessful. At [[ICANN 40]] in San Francisco in March 2011, DCA and its delegation introduced its Yes to DotAfrica campaign and spoke with registry vendors about DCA's EOI to apply for .africa. During the meeting, DCA claimed that it received support from a majority of the ICANN community for its initiative. Bekele said that collaboration and non-competitive collaboration are possible in the bid for .africa and should be considered, and that her organization was open to discuss a collaborative bid.<ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco, CA]</ref>

DCA announced that it plans to continue with its application for .africa with or without the AUC's support, as it believed the original endorsement granted to it by the AUC was valid and calling any retraction attempt as sabotage and unsuccessful. At [[ICANN 40]] in San Francisco in March 2011, DCA and its delegation introduced its Yes to DotAfrica campaign and spoke with registry vendors about DCA's EOI to apply for .africa. During the meeting, DCA claimed that it received support from a majority of the ICANN community for its initiative. Bekele said that collaboration and non-competitive collaboration are possible in the bid for .africa and should be considered, and that her organization was open to discuss a collaborative bid.<ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/2011/03/yes2dotafrica-campaign-successful-icann-40-san-francisco-ca/ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco, CA]</ref>

==.dotafrica==

===.dotafrica===

On Reveal Day for ICANN's New gTLD Program, on June 13th, 2012, it was discovered that DCA had applied for .dotafrica.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/13/doh-group-applies-for-dotafrica-vistaprint-applies-for-webs-twice-and-merck-for-merck-thrice/ .Doh! Group applies for .dotafrica, Vistaprint applies for .webs twice, and Merck for .Merck thrice, domainnamewire.com]</ref> DCA announced that this was a mistake, a result of a misunderstanding of how the string field was supposed to be filled in.<ref>[http://domainnewsafrica.com/the-curious-case-of-dotafrica-2/ The curious and lingering case of .dotafrica, domainnewsafrica.com]</ref> On June 19th, ICANN announced that it was looking into the possibility of allowing companies to fix mistakes in their applications.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/19/icann-may-let-new-tld-applicants-modify-their-applications/ ICANN may let new TLD applicants modify their applications, domainnamewire.com]</ref>

On Reveal Day for ICANN's New gTLD Program, on June 13th, 2012, it was discovered that DCA had applied for .dotafrica.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/13/doh-group-applies-for-dotafrica-vistaprint-applies-for-webs-twice-and-merck-for-merck-thrice/ .Doh! Group applies for .dotafrica, Vistaprint applies for .webs twice, and Merck for .Merck thrice, domainnamewire.com]</ref> DCA announced that this was a mistake, a result of a misunderstanding of how the string field was supposed to be filled in.<ref>[http://domainnewsafrica.com/the-curious-case-of-dotafrica-2/ The curious and lingering case of .dotafrica, domainnewsafrica.com]</ref> On June 19th, ICANN announced that it was looking into the possibility of allowing companies to fix mistakes in their applications.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/19/icann-may-let-new-tld-applicants-modify-their-applications/ ICANN may let new TLD applicants modify their applications, domainnamewire.com]</ref>