[AfrICANN-discuss] Breaking News: DotConnectAfrica Trust WinsResounding Victory against ICANN in IRP Accountability

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

Nii,

I don't mind all these very nice translations of "Geduld ist eine Tugend", but we need to address the underlying structural problems. 

Before they transit the IANA Function.

el

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> On Jul 20, 2015, at 14:56, Nii Narku Quaynor <quaynor at ghana.com> wrote:
> 
> This may be a good time to collect these wise sayings from Africa. In Ga, a language spoken in Ghana
> 
> Tsui shitoo dzi kunim yeli (patience is victory)
> 
> nii
> 
>> On Jul 20, 2015, at 08:19, Vika Mpisane <vika at zadna.org.za> wrote:
>> 
>> In essence all this African wisdom is telling us to be patient, which is
>> always a virtue.
>> 
>> I might as well add the Zulu saying: kubamnyama kakhulu uma sekuzokusa -
>> it becomes too dark just before the sun rises.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Vika Mpisane  |  ZADNA  |  +27 11 314 0077 ext. 602
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2015/07/17, 20:59, "Neil Dundas" <neil at dundas.co.za> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Mwenda,
>>> 
>>> I agree with your comments and sentiments.
>>> 
>>> Although we may still be classified as one of the ³bulls" in the Swahili
>>> saying, the members of this mailing list may benefit from our (ZACR)
>>> submissions to ICANN on the IRP Declaration.
>>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/masilela-to-crocker-1
>>> 5jul15-en.pdf
>>> 
>>> The process of having .AFRICA delegated and launched for the benefit of
>>> the African community has indeed taken far too long. The following
>>> African proverbs present some ancient words of wisdom and encouragement
>>> in relation to .AFRICA. The end is sight and the rewards will be great!
>>> 
>>> African Quotes on Patience
>>> 
>>>   € Patience is the key which solves all problems. ~ Sudanese proverb
>>>   € Hurry, hurry has no blessings. ~ Swahili proverb
>>>   € Patience is the mother of a beautiful child. ~ Bantu proverb
>>>   € To run is not necessarily to arrive. ~ Swahili proverb
>>>   € Patience can cook a stone. ~ African proverb
>>>   € A patient man will eat ripe fruit. ~ African proverb
>>>   € At the bottom of patience one finds heaven. ~ African proverb
>>>   € A patient person never misses a thing. ~ Swahili proverb
>>>   € Patience puts a crown on the head. ~ Ugandan proverb
>>>   € Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far. ~
>>> Swahili proverb
>>>   € Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going
>>> slowly prevent living. ~ Ibo proverb
>>>   € However long the night, the dawn will break. ~ African proverb
>>> (personal favourite!)
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Neil Dundas
>>> dotAfrica Project (ZACR)
>>> 
>>> [source: http://afritorial.com/the-best-72-african-wise-proverbs/]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 17 Jul 2015, at 8:08 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva
>>>> <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you Seun,
>>>> 
>>>> The community is caught in between not really knowing what is
>>>> happening.  We are left to make judgement from the many news articles
>>>> and blogs written by either independed or partisan interests.
>>>> 
>>>> We have a saying in Swahili "fahali wawili wanapopigana, ni nyasi
>>>> huumia". Loosely translated as "When two bulls fight, its the grass that
>>>> suffers". In this case, the community is missing out in use of the
>>>> important .africa string. For example,  the East African community is
>>>> forced to use eac.int while eac.africa would have sufficed. Of course
>>>> there are other examples like ecowas.africa comesa.africa sadc.africa
>>>> e.t.c.
>>>> 
>>>> I think we should be every firm in castigating ICANN for not following
>>>> due diligence in the .africa application. The transparency and
>>>> accountability track should ensure there are mechanisms in place to
>>>> avoid the scenario we are in from occurring again. The  bill of the IRP
>>>> process which is in excess of US $ 606,114 could have been put into
>>>> better use. 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> 
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