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

[Nii Narku Quaynor]

Yes I agree!

> On Jul 20, 2015, at 14:04, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el at lisse.na> wrote:
> 
> 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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