<p dir="ltr">For the first time i am reading a clear and specific writeup on .Africa. We are now closer to the end of the road where only one can pass. I hope those that could not make it will take it in good faith and not act like prime minister of a country who recently lost election and calls the elected criminals :-)</p>
<p dir="ltr"><snip> The first applicant is UniForum SA (NPC) trading as Registry.Africa, a “not for profit company” which has been appointed by the African Union to be the registry provider for the “.Africa” gTLD. The second applicant is DotConnectAfrica Trust, “an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization”. The latter application has been subject to numerous comments, notably regarding its lack of support from the African community.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Regards</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 14 Mar 2013 03:09, "McTim" <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<a href="http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-independent-objector-s-comments-on-controversial-applications/africa-general-comment/" target="_blank">http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-independent-objector-s-comments-on-controversial-applications/africa-general-comment/</a><br>
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Some interesting bits:<br>
<br>
"Given that the African Union Commission, representing the large<br>
majority of African States, has issued an early warning, it seems<br>
unlikely that the applicant DotConnectAfrica Trust will meet<br>
requirements to pass the Geographic Names Panel review."<br>
.<br>
.<br>
".As for his possibility to object on the community ground and only if<br>
both applications pass the review of the Geographic Names Panel and<br>
can’t reach an agreement, the IO was of the opinion that an objection<br>
against the application for a new gTLD string “.Africa” submitted by<br>
DotConnectAfrica Trust could be warranted."<br>
<br>
and not surprisingly:<br>
<br>
"IMPORTANT GENERAL REMARK: The applicant DotConnectAfrica Trust deemed<br>
it useful to put into doubt my impartiality and independence. I wish<br>
to make clear that my inclination not to lodge an objection to their<br>
application is by no means the result of what can be seen as an<br>
attempt to intimidate me."<br>
<br>
It's a good read, and the DCA and UniForum replies to his initial<br>
assessment are included at the bottom.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
McTim<br>
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>
route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>
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