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'''.africa''' is a proposed new [[gTLD]] for the promotion of African Identity (businesses, people and culture) on the Internet. There are two applicants vying for the TLD, although in the past there were rumors of several others. These entities are: [[DotConnectAfrica]] (DCA), a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and incorporated in Mauritius, founded by [[Sophia Bekele]];<ref>[http://dotafrica.blogspot.com/p/dotafrica.html About DotAfrica]</ref> and [[Registry.Africa]], which is operated by [[UniForum SA]] and backed by the African Union, the [[AfTLD]], [[AfriNIC]], and others.<ref>[http://www.africainonespace.org africainonespace.org]</ref> Other organizations who have in the past publicly considered submitting applications are the [[AfTLD]] and [[ARC]].

'''.africa''' is a proposed new [[gTLD]] for the promotion of African Identity (businesses, people and culture) on the Internet.  

There are two applicants vying for the TLD, although in the past there were rumors of several others. These entities are: [[DotConnectAfrica]] (DCA), a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and incorporated in Mauritius, founded by [[Sophia Bekele]];<ref>[http://dotafrica.blogspot.com/p/dotafrica.html About DotAfrica]</ref> and [[Registry.Africa]], which is operated by [[UniForum SA]] and backed by the African Union, the [[AfTLD]], [[AfriNIC]], and others.<ref>[http://www.africainonespace.org africainonespace.org]</ref> Other organizations who have in the past publicly considered submitting applications are the [[AfTLD]] and [[ARC]].

==Background==

==Background==