<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For those of you that are interested, there has been a recent update on the dotAfrica gTLD matter.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It seems that DCA Trust attempted to use the US courts to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction against ICANN in a matter relating to the proposed .AFRICA gTLD. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">According to ICANN: “<span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">At the hearing, the Honourable James C. Chalfan denied Plaintiff's </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Ex Parte</em><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.4px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Re Preliminary Injunction for improper notice and insufficient evidence. The ruling was issued orally from the bench.”</span></div><div style="widows: 1;" class=""><font face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div style="widows: 1;" class=""><font face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">ICANN has published details on the matter here: </span></font><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2016-01-26-en" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2016-01-26-en</a></div><div style="widows: 1;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="widows: 1;" class="">Some of the Regards</div><div style="widows: 1;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="widows: 1;" class="">Neil </div><div style="widows: 1;" class="">DNS Africa</div></body></html>