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[[UniForum SA]] trading as '''Registry.Africa''' is an applicant for the [[.africa]] [[geoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. In February 2012, UniForum SA was selected by the African Union as the preferred registry operator for the TLD, following the submission of proposals to the Union in December 2011.<ref>[http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/44077-uniforum-sa-to-administer-africa-domain.html UniForum SA to administer .africa domain, mybroadband.co.za]</ref> | [[UniForum SA]] trading as '''Registry.Africa''' is an applicant for the [[.africa]] [[geoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. In February 2012, UniForum SA was selected by the African Union as the preferred registry operator for the TLD, following the submission of proposals to the Union in December 2011.<ref>[http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/44077-uniforum-sa-to-administer-africa-domain.html UniForum SA to administer .africa domain, mybroadband.co.za]</ref> | ||
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==Steering Committee== | ==Steering Committee== | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 4 October 2012
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| Industry: | Registry |
| Ownership: | UniForum SA |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Website: | africainonespace.org |
| Facebook: | africandomain |
| Twitter: |  @africandomain
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| Key People | |
| Neil Dundas, Executive Director of UniForum SA Theo Kramer Rebecca Wanjiku Mark Elkins Octavia Kumalo Vika Mpisane Koffi Fabrice Djossou | |
UniForum SA trading as Registry.Africa is an applicant for the .africa geoTLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. In February 2012, UniForum SA was selected by the African Union as the preferred registry operator for the TLD, following the submission of proposals to the Union in December 2011.[1]
The company has been a silver sponsor for every ICANN meeting since ICANN 42 in March 2012 in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee was established to provide leadership and oversight for the application and launch process for the .africa TLD, and provides an avenue for the greater African community to become involved. Members of the committee represent a broad range of countries and organizations within the African content, and participate on a voluntary basis. The Committee is the precursor to the planned dotAfrica Foundation, which will oversee developmental projects and initiatives relating to the Internet and domain name industries in Africa.
The members of the Steering Committee are:
- Mohamed El Bashir, Chairman, representing Sudan
- Adiel Akplogan, representing AfriNIC and Mauritius
- Mohamed Tijani Ben Jemaa, representing Tunisia
- Barrack Otieno, representing AfTLD and Kenya
- Alioune Badara Traoré, representing AfTLD and Mali
- Moses Bayingana, representing the African Union
- Victor Ciza, representing Central National De L'Informatique SA, the ccTLD manager for .bi, and Burundi[2]