Dear All,<br>I want to fully support what Nii said about .africa, .Afrique and so.<br>These strings must be own by african community and that's what is happenning with AUC's initiative.<br>It is not acceptable that one person tried to appropriate a public good. These facts are prohibited by law everywhere.<br>
We <span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="">work for the community and we should recognize African ICT pioneers like NII, Pierre D, Pierre O, Adiel</span></span>, Anne, etc and be thankful for their personal investment.<br>
Pierre D. would be a very good Director for ICANN and he has support for all technical community.<br><br>Best Regards,<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/11/17 Nii Narku Quaynor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:quaynor@ghana.com">quaynor@ghana.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Hi All,</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I have come across this smear campaign against a nominee for an ICANN Director which I must share. I am speechless as never in the life of ICANN have we seen this kind of manipulation. This is unprecedented and I dissociate myself from this kind of practice at ICANN and I call on all who find this offensive to say so openly on this list and to ICANN. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I like to apologize to Pierre Dandjinou as he does not deserve this. Pierre would be a very good ICANN director, a person who has been through all the phases of ICANN development from INETs, ANSs, DCNS, IAHC, DNSO ...., ICANN then AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfTLD, AfRALO,.., AfREN and current coordinator of AfCERT. He has shown commitment and continuing to take on newer responsibilities in the African technical community, well respected in diplomatic circles having worked with UN system and deserves better. Pierre may have skills that ICANN likely needs at this time</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This is very bad as it makes ICANN look manipulated, tolerating arm twisting and makes Africa look bad in doing so. Admittedly the same DCA prevented the Africa numbers registry from teaching Ethiopians because of one person's .africa interest in a string that is community owned. This also shows severe weakness in African governments whose officers got easily manipulated and thus denied themselves technical education which DCA cannot provide, deepening the divide on the continent.</span></div>
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</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This may be a warning to the ICANN and AfrICANN community in that this was also the same person who mounted an earlier smear campaign against an ICANN officer on guess what, same .africa and to Ombudsman. This shows a pattern of setting up ICANN for disrepute. In this particular case it is also setting ICANN in a collision course with the 53 member Union AUC. Remember 3 strikes and you are out. It is two strikes now</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">These things happening around current higthened global Internet governance discussions poisons the atmosphere for ICANN in some ways</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It is my hope that if any of the claims are found false remedy would be sought</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">All this wahala is about a string .africa that some think can be their private property. I think its more responsible for the regional organization (AUC) to hold the string in public trust and have policy oversight, especially so with these likes of practices of DCA. This has been what the Africann community has helped to achieve.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Here are my comments to the 8 point complain claim:</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There have been no proposals to ICANN on .africa since 2002 hence there are no official proposals on .africa. The domain <a href="http://dotafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;">dotafrica.org</span></a> was registered in 2004 as a community response to the 2002 proposal for .africa and <a href="http://connectdotafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;">connectdotafrica.org</span></a> was registered in 2007. Who is copying who?</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2007 Lisbon - DCA first heard of .africa at this meeting and could not be making a presentation. DCA copied the material from <a href="http://www.dotafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;">www.dotafrica.org</span></a> and received source material from one of the contributors. This is a lie. I was the scribe and know the documents were plagiarized by DCA which is an offense. Note point above</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">same as above</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">DCA does not participate in the community</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">DCA is clueless as Africann list has not blocked any postings. This is another lie exposing her since she likes to block or manipulate. The truest example is mixing Afrinic training workshop with DCA as an Ethiopian business that is being prevented by AfriNIC from having .africa. Whew;-[</span></div>
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</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The concept paper is the one that DCA plagiarized; its a fact so it should be stated. This is dishonest</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">DCA was rather rejected by the community which rejected her aggression at a respected local participant. That is her fault and it is a fact that she copied from <a href="http://dotafrica.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 0px;">dotafrica.org</span></a></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Yes, members of several African Internet related organizations did contribute to the document. I had input from folks who are from ccTLDs, AfTLD, AfNOG, AfriNIC, AfREN and others. Therefore this is a true statement</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76); min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 54, 76);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The strings .africa, .afrique and .afrika are of interest to all Africans and therefore necessary to have a unified proposal to be legitimate. In any case the AUC says they are interested and every serious networker ought to respond to help the AUC if they are committed to Africa</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: maroon;">This document in the below link references the summary page presented to the </span></b></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: maroon;">The At-Large Chair and the At Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: maroon;">, </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon;">on November 6, 2010. Link: </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><br>
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<br></span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Mr. Peirre Dandjinou is one of three candidate in the shortlist of candidate for ICANN Board Membership representing the "Community At Large".</span></i><span style="color: black;"></span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Our organization DotConnectAfrica (DCA) (<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaTLbsFlbi2JI0207vXBQdJEUsO0q8-XFFJQyTogHucBQGQPaRzhwrw3ZiaRZ7ggk1ZtueRN274iz4cxi6mz4gIR3x-M3QDO9qcsCQI20iFlXEY7AQVCXgwa" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.com/" target="_blank">www.dotconnectafrica.com</a>) intends to apply for the gTLD for Africa and in the upcoming application round.</span></i><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: black;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">DCA is an organization known to ICANN and its constituencies and is mandated by the </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: maroon;">Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> ,</span></i><i><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRLJOkXFjQyUearyen6U0ylznQiKby0GodWkRo534oRm0SJfr5-VUFmQEd8yW8apwRUuCejO-RuW1nKXJX9YzZsXq1maCXkDXs=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">http://www.uneca.org/</span></a> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">which coordinates </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">the affairs of 53 African Ministers and </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: maroon;">African Union Commission (AUC) </span></i></b><i><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSnN1wHpcAf8TgGiODVPS_7fwxEA7PBSbQ4eHQaYTDZ3ICioGy31CsNNgXkD7gOQmlOj8F6WAIv6ZJVmjyihqcJaaPM9hH3ztyd1IexXb7WMA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">http://www.africa-union.org/</span></a> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">which coordinates</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> the affairs of 53 African Heads of State</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> and many </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">independent African countries</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> to be the sponsor & registry operator for the </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: green;">Dotafrica Top Level Domain</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">. </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Stakeholder in African and foreign private and nonprofit organizations</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> who are key players in the African market have also supported us and provided the same. </span></i><span style="color: black;"><br>
<br></span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">DCA have also sponsored ICANN, IGF and other platforms</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> for the promotion of TLDs in the past towards our efforts and mandates. Available at our </span></i><i><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaTocFH0pLvMAKept94tLdGbShSpgHAv19vZCW8h7AbieY__05ALAdPtf6TcMcv81KokUOwWxXNgq6t7InOuSO-7c7mWgud31PRScNihgMKhhFe_3n7qKtVhR8DmYDag-onMDrD0MbVS6w==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">press room.</span></a></span></i><span style="color: black;"><br>
<br></span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">DCA's Board of Directors and advisors</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> have served in the past either on Board of Directors of ICANN, GNSO Council, ISOC Board and been very active on issues and debates in ICANN, ISOC, ITU and other African & International policy institutes. More background on DCA and its work is available at </span></i><span style="color: black;"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaS9_eo6EEooyFR1CCAq1bzdoKflrlTIB1nccCy5bCj0kFwOdEaNWpM93n2wyPefFrMlXTd8FM6ebA==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/" target="_blank">http://www.dotconnectafrica.org</a> or better </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">Google:</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> DotConnectAfrica.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><br>
<br></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Based on the above mandate, DCA has </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">given birth to </span></u></i></b><b><i><u><span style="color: green;">"generation.africa"</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, which our followers and dedicated volunteers, commercial and non-commercial, government and other individuals are assisting us meet our given mandates.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><br>
<br></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Currently, we have launched our offical </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRrptlUlLFJo8qvAyk5C3oTA0Ka_5o-jl5wM6Sai_m7Hig2nIJOTxkTqEyu0pJDXZa3gKY2RG3zY8O9rfXOuVSxomoV7Erq5Vnv8LL6RBr0Zu7pIWgZulU1pBKHF0t8Lj59wfdZHN6g2qO1_I6rMW5P0g3GpzTFqKCprjohROhMNZmjE8V6AknWT3Rz0oo4r1hk31DMLw9ZSPEhMKKo2Lgx" target="_blank">"yes" to a dotafrica campaign </a></span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">starting in Nairobi and all over Africa. The campaign is part of DCA's communication strategy for an open discussion with the public and promote the benefits of the dotafrica TLD. The support we are getting is overwhelming. </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;">The most recent African and International media write about or efforts as such :</span></u></i></b><span style="color: black;"></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">DotAfrica campaign to brand continent <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaTuqgw-TYs1tbfRtAqJbne9tin7F_V0m_vDwiBJDrLdktSS9H3BdzdMaMNk3BF0fsD1kGq0uHg1OVpaNCZblWy7ToDuxnQsnGSqdqD9BwMj4GmlKT-iAQNxBBcL3PPXCtL9svb1S3MgHoZRM3oIPDqA" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/16/52038.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/16/52038.html" target="_blank">http://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/16/52038.html</a></span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Can "</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Africa<i><span>" get a make-over? <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSNPS8EH9Uc6PjwdTnp-XUMlYzw4KZJQJPsFn2xOnYNGkeA3J3IzXX_1g9YFQIP6iyn-sriqfKnrf7SgQ6uHzCmx5vMrZtTBBdeR844rRSF7YaA5qv5PW4HhYa8cyXFvmWe1FAS6UAsxtVMxlx4CcP1XOO0OKYCBVz6HD_FNlOVqg==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2010/09/rebranding_afric" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2010/09/rebranding_afric" target="_blank">http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2010/09/rebranding_afric</a><b><span>a</span></b></span></i></span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSNPS8EH9Uc6PjwdTnp-XUMlYzw4KZJQJPsFn2xOnYNGkeA3J3IzXX_1g9YFQIP6iyn-sriqfKnrf7SgQ6uHzCmx5vMrZtTBBdeR844rRSF7YaA5qv5PW4HhYa8cyXFvmWe1FAS6UAsxtVMxlx4CcP1XOO0OKYCBVz6HD_FNlOVqg==" target="_blank"><b><span> </span></b></a></span></i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">DotConnectAfrica Launched official Africa Campaign: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaS_-IPT4I2J17Y9uD2-XvJq2rstyAM4_4srp2zpQHcVFoBVkxnZnojjwMMTDMpnmoGFRPa3PgD2Qy5ct86xPgQMaBY2bLa9wQoUipyCnPFHxtvvBJnb0MsVlgBnnBL2aUCiC-ECjuQp3vsHbI4KAv0mxmjeXO0Ro8JlnHTwV5_LhY60TaBYC44O" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.fkanews.com/dotconnectafrica-lauched-official-africa-campaign/22232/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.fkanews.com/dotconnectafrica-lauched-official-africa-campaign/22232/" target="_blank">http://www.fkanews.com/dotconnectafrica-lauched-official-africa-campaign/22232/</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">DotConnectArica (DCA)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;">VOTES "NO" to the Candidate Pierre Dandjinou for ICANN Board <u>based on 8 counts:</u></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: maroon;"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br><i><span>At this moment, </span></i><b><i><u><span>DCA wishes to express its </span></u></i></b></span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">strong objection</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> to Dandjinou's nomination and appointment to I</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">CANN Board seat no. 15, on 8 counts</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br>
<br><i><span>Herewith below, we have submitted our report to your Esteemed group with references: </span></i></span></i><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;">These points are </span></i><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;">backed up by material sourced from websites, discussion groups and email exchanges<i><span>.</span></i></span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">DCA has chosen to protect names of individuals used as sources. </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Nevertheless, it can disclose to the BCEC if required, with the permissions of the source.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><br>
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<table style="width: 626px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 3.75pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2007- </span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Lisbon</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1. </span></b><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Bias, Conflict of Interest:</span></u></b></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The Candidate</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> in a meeting he Chaired in Lisbon in 2007 for </span><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">AfriICANN meeting</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> (an ICANN hosted African grouping)</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, blocked DCA from presenting ihe dotAfrica initiative after DCA was invited to speak. This appeared to be an attempt to promote his own or favored parties dotafrica TLD application". <b><span>Email notice to an ICANN Board member: </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSne8AJI2i9xRNNdD3Id1BA8Eb07aBn9y8NeDFlKZZLfgJIJYzugQTf5OqGFDuOMg7xpoJ_ibKjDPo0YXxe1z8YZoqlhK1AkTe_qO5vvuduP3rbeaJ9Vd5GHUKsZ8nPmrLepNmAZ2UCtBZ13heEB_GUdZe3Q2savWj5ynPUWI8ufw==" target="_blank">h<span style="font-size: 8pt;">ttp://www.scribd.com/doc/41209177/Document-1-BCEC#fullscreen:on</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<br></span><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication</span></u></b></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> -</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> This suggests that the Candidate's </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">judgment may biased</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> and favored his own or others application despite being granted Chairmanship</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, with the impartiality that implied. <br>
______________________________________________________________________________________<br></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2. </span></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Not Transparent, Conflict of Interest:</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The following day, the Candidate</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> sent out an email communique' of a dotafrica proposal to DCA Principle via private email copied to others listed with names that supports his version of dotafrica TLD application, <i><b><span>a</span></b></i><b><span>fter blocking us from an audience above and <u>using our governance model</u></span></b><i><b><span> He did not acknowledge the source of his model.</span></b></i></span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Candidate's email proposal ink: </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaQPDpE5CZbk07-gPnR6cc0BX4Kf5hyvcKW71jMOhS9VIDCFvHAmjI8MpZeNr3N51uLLKYwNCy2tgnuuonIcbEbWhLefUuUYrtiOCSVlGpkLYRWLaBGfqIxs-djuBjlyiaJcXTUBbMjScjbJgwnW4Fvs5vZuOtmH8KFQLlsdH7ArmA==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41210087/Document-2-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41210087/Document-2-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41210087/Document-2-BCEC#fullscreen:on</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Contributors to the Candidate's dotafrica proposal: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41324811/Document-2A-BCEC#fullscreen:on</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">DCA Principle responding to Plagiarism: <b><span>Refer 2D in email:</span></b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRgEy4ExPaNbHvazY4EvYBd_eTjwXga78dAbQ7Cg-fI8-MvZn5Uc-j7p6dA8zNFs-PalsFWD8nGHDMizwPtGAWoIKlHwYowSE2r58JFM6qKEw015uVrAi1iipfXJp2QHc6y8bk8qw-WwMeEMZ1EjYCJVTWEhLxP2E4_jQW1u0saiA==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/42544357/Document-2b-BCIC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/42544357/Document-2b-BCIC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/42544357/Document-2b-BCIC#fullscreen:on</a></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"></span><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication</span></u></b></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> - <b><span>This shows that the </span></b></span></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Candidate <i>has a potential to misuse his supposedly impartial position and promote his own agend</i>a. It also suggests that he could use others people's idea and call it his own.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">___________________</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">___________________________________________________________________<br>
</span><b><u><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2007/8- </span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">AfriICANN Email Threads</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<br></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">3. </span></b><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Conflict of Interest</span></u></b></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. Subsequent</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> group emails on AfriICANN </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">(which is in public domain)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> demonstrates the Candidate, AfriNic and his "<b><span>special interest groups"</span></b> have expressed interest in applying for the dotafrica TLD:</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Evidences how The Candidate and his groups are blocking and damaging DCA to introduce its efforts to ICANN and its audience. Forensic evidence proves that he and his group are applying for dotafrica TLD.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Email link to evidence: </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRryyAn8EW_q4kHTM1xqMOZu5MFDH9W6pdCMa49h8UhAExVkpb6zyRw5fn0RHdwAuR-5sNnjZEnWcyfViD-4EqXv-q-mAuj9xUmcpXPjK6kt3iU7HudcphDmQxm2e3MDjieEb17j9y494LNE99uyUL34JBWAndoC8NbLGuMpQqv2tNzdF00-Way" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">http://www.scribd.com/doc/36332279/Document-3-BCEC#fullscreen:on</span></a></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication </span></u></b></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">- It would be difficult to establish himself as an impartial Board Member when he has such close ties with groups that wish to apply for the .africa TLD.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
______________________________________________________________________________________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2009</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<br></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">4.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Obstruction to other voices - </span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The Candidate and his moderator colleagues at ICANN <b><u><span>has since February 2010 blocked all and any participation of DCA and it's members to the AfriICANN email list</span></u></b>, which is being hosted under the legitimacy of "ICANN African Grouping" hosted forum. DCA has thus not been part of the discussion of AfriICANN mailing list since. AfriICANN reportedly has approximately, 280 members.</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Recent complaint filed with I<b><span>CANN CEO August 2009,</span></b> reporting the matter </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Email link: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaTyCFMxvKVlTYPx7L4Qoll7gmhTp8La4qzLUhZ_VrAjzAvpKsd6jHbW3lxFL444NQoXJNvvmtZFOX9WWpg9Wg2x8QTHRW6F63nw1dJxeTCDIWdCeCYd9oyyzNZvY6pcVQKUcyEnY7msZP-PdNeKT9wF2x1b1QL_Nc6CpDxckQfmsg==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41206510/Document-4-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41206510/Document-4-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41206510/Document-4-BCEC#fullscreen:on</a></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> -</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The Candidate is capable of <u>blocking people's legitimate right to participate in a forum to discuss related issues.</u> He has blocked the voices of fellow Africans. This is not consistent with the open dialogue expected of an ICANN board member.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">_______________________________________________________________________________________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2010</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> -</span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Kenya</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<br></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">5- </span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Prejudice, Conflict of Interest</span></u></i></b><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">: </span></u></b></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The Candidad </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">on March 12, 2010 March 12, 2010 in a Kenyan newspaper (The Standard), claimed that his version of dotafrica bid has already been distributed to the benefit of Africa. In response to DCA's early endorsement by the African Union he stated:</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">"Technology experts in Africa have already done a concept paper on how the domain name should be managed for the benefit of the whole continent,<b><span>" said Pierre Dandjinou, a board member, African Network Information Centre." </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaT14EHdGgKcwUko6GgPiYGHBaaelYHQH9ht-AwNVEwp91GUtcnMwUiXzWjsT3Mc5cjJZXExvI6bRaT89xEStxPlMJE1N2G4iesQBe-yJfxkIDvHDqeWYON92bG5wWVSfW32Ary82PMSz_CzUv-8vwcEKjy6du3YJt8c7HnOHUmvRI3TUaN1xBoj4lJJvnJDd6FORPdMw0W9Sg==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://standardmedia.co.ke/archives/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005431&cid=14&" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://standardmedia.co.ke/archives/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005431&cid=14&" target="_blank">http://standardmedia.co.ke/archives/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000005431&cid=14&</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">However, a few months after in April 2010,<b><span> an email communication surfaced where the Candidate' has requested assistance to drive a dotafrica bid as the African Union has lost support for Sophia's bid,</span></b> says "because she blocked AfriNic/Afnog training from taking place in Addis Ababa," the email continues, "they are planning to </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">have a non-profit for the delegation and a for profit (assisted by Affillas) for the operation" </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">Email link: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaQzoyW97LQuZ28f7lvlJSh_3rZp6USFsVUQQ-2NxPGdpo5pxBqaNtfwN2szanNSTtkV8F21iZ3r7QuLWLsu3APN7olU5csY_vF1ISuVsc7HysuZxVvFJLSkF0g51gJ9eP2zbFgrsCsjr4Y2OguNzZ6K7BDxMaQ2OwOcetSD1P693Q==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41045398/Document-5-BCEC#fullscreen:on</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<br></span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> - The Candidate has a biased idea of what the gTLD for Africa should be and has been promoting it. Its not consistent for a board member to have such strong preconception that he would state them to the press and in writing. How is it possible for an equitable bid process to take place if a powerful board member is promoting a personal agenda.</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
_____________________________________________________________________________________<br></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">6.</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Conflict of Interest, <i>Attacking Competitors through email lists, misleading</i></span></u></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">:</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">During August 2010 <b><span>there was a concerted effort on a Kenya-based email group re: KICTANET to destroy the credibility of the Executive Director of DCA</span></b>. He participated in the email thread in which he promoted his own version of events - <b><span>stating that the original concept was developed in 2006</span></b> but failing to mention the contribution of DCA stakeholders. He stated:<br>
<br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">"</span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">...whatever '<u>personal initiative'</u> is being pushed now is a '<u>pure and pale copy'</u> of the original</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">one"</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"> Email Link:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSLwpu-IkbgoL5X1R6ePJc1Dn2oorZRSy_w8iccydYi9hHm_R4nFSLa2iLOxgrOxrMB5Y47lmE_-CjQTdOtIbioSBR3fIZmuSGXV70AaAXApKJyteLVlh8EdP0-5u5_cdrfCMU2wmSb1FTyKD00ycnyCB8ObvCnNUOBQuhwxNqffw==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on</span></a><br>
Implying that the <b><span>DCA initiative was "individual" and "a copy of his"</span></b> both of which are incorrect. <b><u><span>Points # 2 & 5 above proves</span></u></b> the Candidate is following DCA's lead.</span></p>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><br></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Apparently, these same interested parties - lobbied against DCA's endorsement by African Union based on Afrinic/Afnog training issue in Addis Ababa<b><span> (evidenced by point # 5 email link above)<u>. Then the second letter referenced in the link </u></span></b>here was circulated, including discussion groups in an attempt to block further endorsements to DCA.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> <b><u><span>Second lette</span></u></b><b><span>r </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">Email link: </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSdA4NHMkeH1CkHcgNNieGZm6apYcl9ccRHyRS6Y8GYb9CaJpR--n0vtbZCoghIfglprrFMg5mYCV8_9rCAqeU3czigp7-87N7mknilywNuoBHarolqIuw_0WNlNfPU0w2lwgIZNevtWdiofdD5Kohqt5QBxY9fkiGkKeO6W5iZug==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41347308/Document-6B-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41347308/Document-6B-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41347308/Document-6B-BCEC#fullscreen:on</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Amongst the parties quoted on the referenced KICTANET email thread were saying " <b><span>Yes, it seem that the AU likes the community approach we proposed"</span></b>. implicating further that the AU has chosen their proposals over DCA's weighing in to legitimize the intent of the second letter and disapprove of the letter by the AU Chairman.</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">In order to </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRcuRI5DXuVUVWkwyH175xZzZsmHYvs0qboHoxCERE-RyBXbqjAfYppv_dvUSCX1Z-yfSZe7pMKuCcvbDegfYlOwn-BV-LqgBosz6owfVza-NIh0yENGCrB" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">establish the second letter as "legitimate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">" </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> the same parties claimed DCA's original endorsement from the <b><span>AU Chairman's office was </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">"fictitious"</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRcuRI5DXuVUVWkwyH175xZzZsmHYvs0qboHoxCERE-RyBXbqjAfYppv_dvUSCX1Z-yfSZe7pMKuCcvbDegfYlOwn-BV-LqgBosz6owfVza-NIh0yENGCrB" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">,</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> <b><span> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">Email Link</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRlreW-onfdalHoebLDfiWCgZLVwKRQOpZVtJrEBd_07fl_b15_TAgqtrE7buRXsYaP0xwNAxqzk2Q8Zx-PSq9_elXexB906IPCbriU8z059WVSG2OCzjq61LXHvIjxV2eGm-REqaWRQCP3gbNi7roAaDIdf8DxNEiO7FGsKbiXofLecIZ_AZT_PKs-GfZ21Zyd_d8R_odg1A==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/42522382?secret_password=22nf0u5yxf9sgu2bxdm9#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/42522382?secret_password=22nf0u5yxf9sgu2bxdm9#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/42522382?secret_password=22nf0u5yxf9sgu2bxdm9#fullscreen:on</a></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><br></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Their claims to be absolute false as the two letters written by AU reference each other. </span><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">First Letter</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">Email Link: </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRGJp14NUsPNl8-__9fUSE-QILTPxHzckC3HZLmAKFpMq5fbc9R2XIJQO8T5KC4svkIasmzGfYrZpozrO24wS7HVaZYKSwSA-aH_U5p3w_sAzD1SOeGTyZ9i_cuMm-ZXqN7JE9Y_DWzmLuXTf6qA5aCggU-mVpJCqRa--aW65ul5cmQoeBEIOKQz_nCQ0hL2D-Qks5B2CePBq12CD-x-YE9" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/31565131/African-Union-AU-Endorsement-of-DotConnectAfrica#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/31565131/African-Union-AU-Endorsement-of-DotConnectAfrica#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/31565131/African-Union-AU-Endorsement-of-DotConnectAfrica#fullscreen:on</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> DCA's lawyers wrote a clarification letter and demand letter</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> addressing this malicious defamation and false allegation, </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">requesting for apology & posting back to the Kctnet mailing list. Surprisingly to date, this has not been done by the moderator, <b><u><span>in an obvious move to shade the public from knowing the truth.</span></u></b> We have posted the lawyer's clarification letter under this link <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaT0I8h-xDNRHW2el4dIwbDn7PQ2m-9soIh4uD-3Wlhj3I_vdBtVJ4jftzmETbt_jQCJdEu1tagCq-w8Vla1osUMWoX71xFrjHxu5bXiVkGG-UWEVRpCeNV9HPZHaMb4nJQBT3M6JhVGxUE4b0KmfFz6qjGyKDxmpkd07f-p9Zp_gA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764489/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on</span></a></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> - Repeatedly, this evidences that The Candidate ontinues to promote his own version of gTLD for Africa. He is free to do this as an individual but not as an ICANN Board Member</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. His series of exchanges was abusive & an irresponsible use of an internet forum and set a bad example for the less experienced and younger members.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">_____________________________________________________________________________________<br></span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">7</span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">- </span></b></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Inconsistencies, Inaction, misleading, Conflict of interest</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">: </span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Candidate</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> in the above Kicktnet email<b><span> also stated the following::</span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"<b><span>The Candidate and his groups have been working on the dotafrica project since 2006</span></b> that which DCA has now talked about:</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: blue;"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaSLwpu-IkbgoL5X1R6ePJc1Dn2oorZRSy_w8iccydYi9hHm_R4nFSLa2iLOxgrOxrMB5Y47lmE_-CjQTdOtIbioSBR3fIZmuSGXV70AaAXApKJyteLVlh8EdP0-5u5_cdrfCMU2wmSb1FTyKD00ycnyCB8ObvCnNUOBQuhwxNqffw==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/41349724/Document-6A-BCEC#fullscreen:on</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></div>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Additionally, The Candidat's statement was countered however with a former Board member of ICANN <b><u><span>during the AITEC Summit dotafrica panel discussions in Nairobi a week after</span></u></b>, during a </span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">public statement</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> that DCA brought the dotafrica project to ICANN Board in 2006 and pushed it through where it s now. <b><span>This to add credence to # 1 & 2 above.</span></b> Link to statement <b><span>Press Release link:</span></b> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRZTP3clu2MhXF3orHo5u2FnOEB7Sfmg1MEgVEClZFlPozs_2rSgq1M3xLfKrABJWJC_BaLoVntovl8pPrkeWOqgZTQE5UZyMeBvEp8YsHq3g==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://prlog.org/10916169" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://prlog.org/10916169" target="_blank">http://prlog.org/10916169</a></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Additionally, the Candidate's statement of Interest (SOI) for the current ICANN Board seat states </span><i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">he has been involved in ICANN since 1998</span></u></b></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">. </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> If he has such a foresighted vision, why did he not get it done since 1998 where as ."asia" and ."eu " have already launched, theirs? <i><br>
<br></i></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication:</span></u></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <b><span>The Candidate's involvement in ICANN doesn't seem to have yielded results toward the dotafrica initiative, and he presents his own interpretation of events as fact.</span></b></span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <br>
______________________________________________________________________________________<br></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">8</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Oversigting Governance issues, misrepresentation, conflict of interest:</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
<br><b><span>The Candidate</span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> continued to <b><u><span>promote a gTLD under the so called Afr* & AfriNic and few days ago under "<a href="http://augooglegoups.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://augooglegoups.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://augooglegoups.com/" target="_blank">augooglegoups.com</a>";</span></u></b> As a former chairman of Afrinic he would realize the "Chinese walls" and boundaries under which AfriNIC, all these organizations and his conducts of behavior must operate. Yet under his leadership at AfriNIC, he continued to blur these lines to the extent that at one point the AU thought that AfriNIC would be <b><span>responsible for the dotAfrica TLD</span></b> - something which is contrary to ICANN process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br><b><br></b>Ironically, the Candidate continues to <b><i><u><span>misrepresent to the African leadership and African community and now ICANN </span></u></i></b> saying neither AfriNic is involved in the dotafrica project. Hence himself as a former Director of Afrinic and <b><span>the Candidate</span></b>'s </span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">continuous email communications under his own name, locking and lobbying against DCA's efforts in the above scenarios prove that he intends to apply for the dotafrica TLD one way or another.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The following demonstarts AfriNic's involvement in the dotafrica project:</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Addis Ababa Traning</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">: Media reporting eviden<u>ce</u> that Afrinic has been caught in a conflict of interest scenario in 2008 re: Link: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRpst9NRAYxio6sRIvAKE5lVk2gxOaUEX6U0vEsY8ady1s_GfymbA8r6AHpNfTAxnH2VcJFJzSNTW7Fkj3IMiPs9wWMDFg5A0NgBo_W6O35TdvkiO9GvRkQy7wB0XTSvr74B4xuhEsAczazQk5Iw-4B8YZdlCNqnz-eyfH1u0mS7Aq6V_bUJLdqxA8VZtQvHFw=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Dispute-over-africa-domain-737827.html</span></a></span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">African Union issue:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> DCA's letter of complaint to AU Chairman upon discovering African Union assigning AfriNic to be responsible for dotAfrica TLD in </span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">November 2009,</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> after <b><u><span>AU had already given endorsement to DCA in </span></u></b></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">August 2009.</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> This document which was later amended by the African Union because of a <b><u><span>"consultant error</span></u></b>" to be restated as <b><u><span>"advise by African Internet agencies</span></u></b>" which DCA then used on its press release. Communications evidence below:</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaQsKsyoIqIMSYfeTzsWFQDyBfnWxlSmiqaHhNCT8uEB3erv59oe3TMJgThSAxb99UNAH5Jtqz0G42mIq8G-IlPicwapkvzpao3cvwJSgPR-9MrUWHG49QRPy7MOfVVoM7Jko8la-tKP5Y99cxHxWqfGNA8T8D5kv9EpReOEzA6ahQ==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764970/Document-8-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764970/Document-8-BCEC#fullscreen:on" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/40764970/Document-8-BCEC#fullscreen:on</a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaQmnLl_uf7hqaJUR-oqwAMdQi488ImGUJ3ZjdPVyqh-EINIltWwE1oRDJI-fM7-Z8251Va6rsZ52koUQqspE2hwPAy4YfuChTdw06V8bSzBGg==" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://prlog.org/10497979" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://prlog.org/10497979" target="_blank">http://prlog.org/10497979</a> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> (Press Release)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">One should </span><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">take heed as to why the Candidate after rejecting the roles of AU and ECA</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> (</span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">as noted in point #1 email link above), decided</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> at a later date to get involved; apparently upon learning that <b><span>DCA brought both institutions to the table.</span></b></span></li>
</ol></ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ICANN's Statement Of Interest (SOI)</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> It is noted that the candidate downplayed his role at AfriNic or dotafrica bid in his SOI. He should have disclosed his conflict of interest transparently in his SOI </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Link: <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=1092&e=001b4YFQ_edzaQe2j1UoMZu4W6ig7Z2UWROGXP9qFsRpJ1AduyPRQEoL0xlhUOxrN16JeaWOX7BzKEuDiXSXVxjncTRdKEUfBvI_2gpgHR_9YQJ3XMZbvTcOdtHjxx31CBO9ghRmiubO97AeB-fIhFrWBiK_39NBVmWpaw6uxt0EgqpYsyJnOCNePfvi3SXXbSZbiRnkVwPEgrB_zqT2YFd-DliCQM6IRV8mhtE6KIfkJ0nIaz3NIaoecNfafjeyYMgKpd7EyBJJeuk2KEi0XreNPF445SCb1n5cuj3YJO5M0QAX0e47C4BGA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+Applicant+-+Pierre+Dandjinou.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=128832612600</span></a></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Implication: </span></u></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> The Candidate continues to misrepresent AfriNic's and his personal position to enable him to pusue the dotafrica TLD. Currently, his non-disclosure may have an objective of getting onto the ICANN board that is inconsistent with the impartial requirements of the position.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
_____________________________________________________________________________________</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
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<tbody><tr><td style="padding: 3.75pt;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Concluding Remarks</span></u></i></b><u><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></u></div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Without casting aspersions against the Candidate's personal character, </span></i><b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ba<i>sed on the above facts and findings t</i></span></u></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">he Candidate interest in Africa and the Pan African community is to only serve s few African communities with "organized interest" and not the "At Large African community" that should be .</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Candidate </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">groupings suggest that they are reluctant to accept new comers that they feel threaten their territory.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Under the Candidate's leadership, AfriNic (which was suppose to be IP addressing organization only) in the past year has been </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">cross pollinating</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> in areas that is </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">NOT part of their mandate</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> including </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"going after the bid for dotafrica</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">", presenting "</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">public policy"</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> platforms. These are not </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">their core competency or mandate</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, When asked by Kenya Computer world, 2010, , why Afrinic for the past five years, resisted taking on assignments outside its scope - (in other words has now started to do so) AfriNic responded "</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">not much is getting done"</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wkvqrzcab&et=1103850408685&s=0&e=001b4YFQ_edzaRq_FL52lyoVLOeQWoWOdLwG6dQXokf7DslfMin5bbQLPZ1GXgqT4JTmN_LLLfgX0O9tfwZbKRCHLuzlicXvojarce62gKRZelGaxZuxMmQWtycnC8E8OCpggiRpKjsA1rAY2BJz8bgy_BHDY1dDjVsJORi09XnB24=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=9F731CE0-1A64-67EA-E4917BC660028BD2</span></a>This was severely embarrassing to the African Internet and technical community that are accomplishing a lot. </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It's clear that AfriNic was trying to justify their monopolistic stand in attempting to <u>control the African critical internet infrastructure.</u></span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Additionally, as per the above interview with Computerworld, AfiNic "currently hosts the</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"> AfTLD secretariat,</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> manages their accounts and sponsors their events:" They reportedly do the same for</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"> AFnog,</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> which is a membership of network operator workgroup. Now, the Candidate is proposing to </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">create another organization</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> for his dotAfrica venture (as in point#3.above) in a</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;"> musical chair of </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Board of Directors</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <b><u><span>This is clearly all too close for comfort</span></u></b><b><span>.</span></b> The whole idea of ICANN is to separate Domains and Numbers but under the leadership of Dandjinou, its become all under one roof - is this the approach a prospective board member should take?</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Its seems that there is a move promoted bythe Candidate's leadership to </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">exclude newcomers like DCA</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">with</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> intense aggression</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> when new initiatives are simply trying to contribute their part.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">DCA has been a victim of misrepresentation of our our initiatives and efforts</span></u></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> It must not happen.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> Generation.africa,</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> the following DCA has created needs to be part of ICANN, howeveit also needs to see a leadership that is </span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">inclusive,</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">crosses th</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">e aisle and resolves conflic</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">t, </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">encourages <u>performance based competition,</u> <u>education & mentoring</u></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">, </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">not</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"> "special interest groups" and a captured audience.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br><i><span>Therefore, we Africans should </span></i></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">NOT</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">vote for our candidates just because they are</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> "</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">from Africa"</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">; </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">we African should learn to vote because our candidates </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">"represent Africa"</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> and its wider community. Africans need leadership based on </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">good governance</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, which carry the ideals of transparency, equity and accountability.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><br></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ICANN should take heed of developing economies</span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> governance structure</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Africa is a young economy and its political structure is reforming. </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Conflict of interest issues are not always understood even by those engaging in them and more so by the technical communities. </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Instead </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">Africa needs assistance and advice on oversight</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> of an appropriate</span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> internet and organizational policy framework</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> that is to be adapted by the very African internet community it nurtures. ICANN should monitor and </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">ensure these</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">checks and balances exist</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> and continue to function relative to </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">policy and institutional governance</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> and listen to</span></i><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> ALL</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> the African community, not only the established AfriICANN groupings.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Therefore, his appointment <b><u><span>should not be supported</span></u></b> by ICANN and the larger Pan-African community!.</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">DCA thanks The At-Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (<i><span>BCEC</span></i>) for listening to our voices</span></p>
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<tbody><tr style="min-height: 0.75pt;"><td style="padding: 0in; min-height: 0.75pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 24pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">"You should stop the lies about me, so I can s<b><span>top telling the truth about you" </span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <br>
<b><span> Michael Douglas,</span></b><span><b> Wall Street (</b></span><b><span>2010)</span></b><br>______________________________________________________________________________________</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">_____________________________________________________________________________________<br></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">On behalf of DotConnectAfrica</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: red;">"yes2dorafrica campaign"</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
email: <a href="mailto:yes2dotafrica@dotconnectafrica.og" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:yes2dotafrica@dotconnectafrica.og" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:yes2dotafrica@dotconnectafrica.og" target="_blank">yes2dotafrica@dotconnectafrica.og</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Director for At-Large</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Annalisa Roger <a href="mailto:[mailto:annalisaroger@dotgreen.org]" target="_blank">[mailto:annalisaroger@dotgreen.org]</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 15, 2010 11:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr; Heidi Ullrich<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Conflict of Interest Fwd: ICANN BOARD SEAT 15</span></p><div> <br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Hi Cheryl and BCEC Members,<br><br>Is this the appropriate list for an alleged "Candidate Conflict of Interest" Letter ? Is the BCEC supposed to reply to this?<br>
<br>It seems like this should go to the Abst List or At-Large Advisory Committee for consideration ? <br><br>Wondering how this may affect the Board Candidate Selection process and the slate now?<br><br>Best to all,<br>Annalisa<br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: ICANN BOARD SEAT 15<br>From: <<a href="mailto:support@dotconnectafrica.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:support@dotconnectafrica.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:support@dotconnectafrica.org" target="_blank">support@dotconnectafrica.org</a>><br>
Date: Sun, November 14, 2010 4:02 pm<br>To: "Cheryl Langdon-Orr" <<a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com" target="_blank">langdonorr@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">bcec@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>, "Heidi Ullrich"<br>
<<a href="mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org" target="_blank">Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org</a>></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Dear Esteemed Members of BCEC,</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">DCA is forwarding the attached document, a comment from DotConnectAfrica for the current ICANN Board Seat 15.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">It is to be noted that the additional reference and corresponding material, is posted on our website at <a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/" target="_blank">www.dotconnectafrica.org</a>, under <b><u>re: ICANN BOARD Seat 15</u></b>.</span></p>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Thank you for your consideration.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><br>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">DotConnectAfrica</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">_________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: black;">DotConnectAfrica is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization incorporated in Mauritius Africa, and will sponsor, establish and operate a TLD registry with global recognition and regional significance dedicated to the needs of the Pan-African and African community.<b> DCA Reg. ID. CT8710DCA90.</b> <br>
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