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    <p>Perhaps there should be a rule that states only African ccTLD and
      gTLD's managed by African based Registries (i.e. Durban, Joburg,
      Capetown and Africa) can be used here - i.e. - no more GMAIL or
      Yahoo (etc) type addresses...<br>
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      I'm quite serious - we should be promoting African e-mail
      providers using African Domains, put our money where our mouth
      is...<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/11/2017 23:32, Dr Eberhard W
      Lisse wrote:<br>
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      <div name="messageBodySection">Ah, the CTO of FOSSFA.<br>
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        Of course he knows why to use a .NET instead of a .AFRCIA on
        their contentless website and a gmail email address.<br>
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        On 18 Nov 2017, 20:28 +0200, Olévié Kouami
        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:olivierkouami@gmail.com"><olivierkouami@gmail.com></a>, wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="ltr">Hummm ! What an ego, this Dr ???<br>
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            <div class="gmail_quote">2017-11-18 16:10 GMT+00:00 Dr
              Eberhard W Lisse <span dir="ltr"><<a
                  href="mailto:el@lisse.na" target="_blank"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">el@lisse.na</a>></span>:<br>
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                  <div name="messageBodySection">Oh,<br>
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                    I am am not a Nuclear Physicist but I know some.<br>
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                    Do you also know some in Marketing?<br>
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                    el<br>
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                    On 17 Nov 2017, 15:56 +0200, Dewole Ajao <<a
                      href="mailto:dewole@forum.org.ng" target="_blank"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">dewole@forum.org.ng</a>>,
                    wrote:<br>
                    <blockquote type="cite"><a
                        href="https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gazillion"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.oxforddictionaries.<wbr>com/definition/gazillion</a><br>
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                      It was my attempt at humour but never mind. Thank
                      you for sharing. And No, I am not a ccTLD manager
                      but I know some.<br>
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                      Dewole.<span class=""><br>
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                        From: "Dr Eberhard W Lisse" <<a
                          href="mailto:el@lisse.na" target="_blank"
                          moz-do-not-send="true">el@lisse.na</a><br>
                        To: "dewole" <<a
                          href="mailto:dewole@forum.org.ng"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">dewole@forum.org.ng</a><br>
                        Cc: <a href="mailto:el@lisse.na"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">el@lisse.na</a><br>
                        Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 1:54:42 PM<br>
                        Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] AfriDNS -
                        Internet governance at the local level<br>
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                      </span> You are not a ccTLD Manager, then?<br>
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                      And, besides that there is no need to translate my
                      English into English,<br>
                      where does the "gazillions" come from?<br>
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                      el<span class=""><br>
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                        On 17/11/2017 13:12, Dewole Ajao wrote:<br>
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                      <blockquote type="cite"><span class="">Okaaay....
                          A simplistic interpretation of yours below
                          could translate<br>
                          to “Registrars are able to consume gazillions
                          of African ccTLDs if<br>
                          everything worked reliably and predictably
                          from the ccTLD managers’<br>
                          side. Adoption and renewals have nothing to do
                          with end users being<br>
                          convinced.”<br>
                          <br>
                          ?<br>
                          <br>
                          Dewole.<br>
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                        --<br>
                        Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician &
                        Gynaecologist (Saar)<br>
                        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:el@lisse.NA">el@lisse.NA</a> / * | Telephone: <a dir="ltr"
                          href="tel:+264%2081%20124%206733"
                          target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">+264 81
                          124 6733</a> (cell)<br>
                        PO Box 8421 \ /<br>
                        Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/<br>
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                            <div>Ayaovi <span>Olévié</span> Agbenyo
                              KOUAMI*<br>
                              Consultant & Formateur Senior en
                              T.I.C.<br>
                              CEO de l'INTIC4DEV (Institut ds TIC pour
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                              CTO du FOSSFA (<a
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                                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.fossfa.net</a>)<br>
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                            <div>Eminent National Expert for the WSA  (<a
                                href="http://www.wsis-award.org"
                                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.wsis-award.org</a>)<br>
                              <span>Membre de l'ICANN (<a
                                  href="http://www.icann.org"
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                              *Skype : olevie1   FaceBook :
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                              Lomé – Togo<br>
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