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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thank you for sharing Pierre,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This a great news! Especially for prospective registrars from Africa. Now that we have this barrier removed, I hope we will soon reach the number of 25 (MIG Works, Addis Ababa 2013) ICANN Accredited Registrars in Africa…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Victor. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Dandjinou Pierre [mailto:pdandjinou@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 1, 2015 1:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> africann@afrinic.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Board waives Registrar insurance requirement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This may be of interest for African registrars!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121'>In case you haven’t seen the announcement yet, I just wanted to alert you that the Board waived the RAA insurance requirement ,</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-waives-registrar-insurance-requirement-levels-playing-field-for-registrars-globally" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-waives-registrar-insurance-requirement-levels-playing-field-for-registrars-globally</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121'>. This is being referred to the GNSO Council so there might be more work on this topic, but for the time being the insurance requirement is waived for all registrars. </span><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Pierre Dandjinou<br>Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dakar 221 77 639 30 41<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.scg.bj/" target="_blank">www.scg.bj</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>skype : sagbo1953<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>