<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><span style="font-size: 12pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Fira sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 252);">------------------------------<wbr style="box-sizing: border-box;">----------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Fira sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Fira sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 252);">English below</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Fira sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Fira sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.38;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 252);">------------------------------<wbr style="box-sizing: border-box;">--------------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Fira sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Les noms de domaine en «.ga » bientôt de retour vers une gestion gabonaise</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Libreville, le 30 mai 2023 : L'Aninf, l’Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences de la République gabonaise, assurera à compter du samedi 3 juin 2023 la gestion complète du registre et de son extension nationale le « .ga ».</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"> Dans un pays dont l'économie est en plein essor, un changement de gouvernance est préparé de longue date pour mieux accompagner les titulaires et l’écosystème numérique. Une opération de bascule d’opérateur technique sera réalisée avec le concours de l’Afnic (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">La gestion de l’extension .ga opérée jusque-là par l’entreprise Freenom n’ayant pas donné satisfaction à la communauté internet, les autorités gabonaises ont souhaité mettre fin au contrat actuel et réinternaliser la gestion de l’extension nationale au Gabon. Le pays, troisième économie de l’Afrique Centrale, a en effet besoin d’outils numériques fiables pour soutenir la présence en ligne des entreprises, associations, institutions et particuliers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Le 07 juin : les .ga seront rebasculés vers l’Aninf avec l’aide technique de l’Afnic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Depuis un an, l’Aninf s’est rapprochée de l’Afnic afin d’être appuyée techniquement et opérationnellement dans sa démarche de réappropriation gabonaise du .ga, clé de voûte d’une souveraineté numérique réaffirmée. Début juin, L’Aninf et l’Afnic effectueront la bascule des infrastructures d’enregistrement et de résolution des noms de domaines en .ga vers le Gabon et son prestataire l’Afnic. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Cette extension sera opérée et gérée selon les plus hauts standards de qualité de service et de sécurité, et participera pleinement au développement de l’internet au Gabon. Pour autant, l’Aninf et la communauté internet gabonaise souhaitent que leur extension reste ouverte au monde entier, et qu’elle puisse être utile à toutes celles et ceux, particuliers, associations, entreprises, qui ont un intérêt ou un attachement au Gabon. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Vers une base saine pour soutenir un écosystème numérique dynamique<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">L’Aninf évalue aujourd’hui à plus de 7 millions de noms de domaines le stock contenu dans la base du .ga. Toutefois, l’ensemble des organismes indépendants estiment que les abus techniques sur les noms de domaine en « .ga » sont légion. A l’occasion de l’opération de bascule, plusieurs millions de noms de domaines devraient être supprimés car le précédent opérateur n’a pas fourni les données les concernant. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Afin de minimiser l’impact de ces suppressions sur l’écosystème numérique, l’Aninf mène une vaste campagne de sensibilisation auprès de l’ensemble de son réseau de bureaux d’enregistrement. Son objectif : assurer la transition des noms de domaines de leurs clients actuels et faciliter l’accès au niveau système d’enregistrement de noms de domaine. La campagne se fait aussi auprès du grand public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Ce n’est pas la première fois que l’Afnic accompagne techniquement des extensions de premier plan. Connue pour son rôle de gestion des 4 millions de «.fr » et de 20 extensions, elle accompagne des extensions actives, qu’elles soient celles de marques incontournables, à l’instar du « .mma » ou « .leclerc » ou d’autres extensions nationales comme le « .sn ».<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">A propos de l’Aninf </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">L’Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences, est un organisme chargé de la gestion des infrastructures numériques et des fréquences en République gabonaise. Elle est responsable de superviser et de promouvoir le développement des infrastructures de télécommunications et de l'internet dans le pays pour le compte de l’Etat.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">L'une des responsabilités essentielles de l'ANINF est d'assurer la gestion du nom de domaine .ga, qui est l'extension nationale de premier niveau (ccTLD) pour le Gabon. En tant que registre, l'ANINF est chargée de recevoir, enregistrer et maintenir les enregistrements de noms de domaine se terminant par .ga.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Le rôle de l'ANINF en tant que registre implique de garantir la disponibilité et la stabilité des noms de domaine .ga, ainsi que de veiller à la conformité des enregistrements avec les politiques et les réglementations établies. Cela permet aux entreprises, organisations et individus au Gabon de bénéficier d'une présence en ligne identifiable grâce à un nom de domaine .ga.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">En plus de la gestion du nom de domaine .ga, l'ANINF travaille également à promouvoir l'accès aux technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) dans tout le pays, favorisant ainsi le développement du secteur numérique gabonais et contribuant à l'inclusion numérique de la population<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Contact presse Aninf <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Félix CHAMBRIER</span><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> – </span></b><a href="mailto:felix.chambrier@aninf.ga" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">felix.chambrier@aninf.ga</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> / </span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Christopher ADIMINGA KOUNA</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> -</span><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> </span></b><a href="mailto:christopher.adiminga@aninf.ga" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">christopher.adiminga@aninf.ga</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Page d’informations</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;">:</span><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> </span></b><a href="http://www.mon.ga/" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.mon.ga</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">À propos de l'Afnic</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">L’Afnic est l’Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération. Elle est l’office d’enregistrement désigné par l’État pour la gestion des noms de domaine en .fr. Elle gère également les extensions ultramarines .re (Île de la Réunion), .pm (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon), .tf (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises), .wf (Wallis et Futuna) et .yt (Mayotte). Outre la gestion des extensions françaises de l'internet, le rôle de l'Afnic s’inscrit dans une mission d’intérêt général plus large, qui consiste à contribuer au quotidien, grâce aux efforts de ses équipes et de ses membres, à un internet sûr et stable, ouvert aux innovations et où la communauté internet française joue un rôle de premier plan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">Ainsi, l’Afnic, association à but non lucratif, s’engage à verser annuellement 11 % de son Chiffre d’Affaires lié aux activités du .fr à des actions d’intérêt général, en affectant notamment 1,3 million d’Euros chaque année à la </span><a href="https://www.fondation-afnic.fr/" style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">Fondation Afnic pour la Solidarité numérique</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">L’Afnic est également l’opérateur technique de registre d’entreprises et collectivités ayant choisi d’avoir leur propre extension, telle que .paris, .bzh, .alsace, .corsica, .mma, .ovh, .leclerc ou .sncf. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Fondée en 1997 et basée à Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, l’Afnic compte aujourd'hui près de 90 collaborateurs. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur </span><a href="http://www.afnic.fr/" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.afnic.fr</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Contacts presse Afnic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Gabrielle Apfelbaum - 06 19 19 25 53 - </span><a href="mailto:gabrielle@barthelemyconseil.com" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">gabrielle@barthelemyconseil.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Nathalie Riera - 06 82 83 34 20 - </span><a href="mailto:nathalie@barthelemyconseil.com" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">nathalie@barthelemyconseil.com</span></a><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; background: white;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 20pt;">.ga domain names soon to return to Gabonese management</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Libreville, 30 May 2023: ANINF, the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies of the Gabonese Republic, will take over the full management of the registry and its national TLD ‘.ga’ as of Saturday 3 June 2023.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"> In a country with a booming economy, this change in governance has been in the making for a long time in order to better accompany domain name holders and the digital ecosystem. A back-end registry operator switch-over will be carried out with the support of Afnic, the French Network Information Centre.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Due to the failure of the company Freenom, which has managed the .ga TLD up until now, to provide the Internet community with a satisfactory service, the Gabonese authorities decided to terminate the current contract and bring the management of Gabon’s national TLD back in house. This decision is backed by the country’s need, as the third largest economy in Central Africa, for reliable digital tools to support the online presence of businesses, associations, institutions and private individuals.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">7 June: .ga domains will be switched over to ANINF with the technical assistance of Afnic</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">For the past year, ANINF has turned to Afnic for technical and operational assistance in its task of taking back the management of the .ga TLD, a cornerstone in the reassertion of its digital sovereignty. In early June, ANINF and Afnic will carry out the switch-over of the registration and resolution infrastructure for .ga domain names back to Gabon and its service provider Afnic. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">The TLD will be operated and managed to the highest standards of service quality and security, and will play an integral role in the development of the Internet in Gabon. For all that, ANINF and the Gabonese Internet community wish for their domain to remain open to the entire world, and for it to be of use to all those, whether private individuals, associations or businesses, with an interest in or fondness for Gabon. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">Towards a sound basis to support a dynamic digital ecosystem</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">ANINF estimates that there are currently over 7 million domain names in stock in the .ga name base. However, independent bodies on the whole consider that there is widespread technical abuse on ‘.ga’ domain names. As part of this switch-over operation, several million domain names will be deleted as the previous operator has not provided the data that concern them. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">In order to minimise the impact of these deletions on the digital ecosystem, ANINF is conducting a vast awareness campaign among the entire registrar network. The goal is to ensure the transition of their current customers’ domain names and facilitate access to the new domain name registration system. The campaign will also target the general public.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;">This is not the first time that Afnic will provide technical assistance to a major TLD. Known for its role in managing 4 million ‘.fr’ domain names and 20 TLDs, it supports active domains, whether they are big brands like ‘.mma’ and ‘.leclerc’ or ccTLDs like ‘.sn’.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.120001px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">About ANINF </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">The <i>Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numériques et des Fréquences</i> (ANINF), is an organisation tasked with managing the digital infrastructure and frequencies of the Gabonese Republic. It is responsible for overseeing and promoting the development of the country’s telecoms and Internet infrastructure on behalf of the State.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">One of the core responsibilities of ANINF is to ensure the management of the .ga domain name, the country-code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) for Gabon. As registry, ANINF is tasked with receiving, registering and maintaining domain names ending in .ga.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">The role of ANINF as registry involves guaranteeing the availability and stability of .ga domain names and ensuring that registrations comply with the established policies and regulations. This allows businesses, organisations and private individuals in Gabon to benefit from an identifiable online presence thanks to a .ga domain name.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">In addition to managing the .ga domain, ANINF also works to promote access to information and communication technologies (ITC) across the country, thus encouraging the development of the Gabonese digital sector and contributing to the digital inclusion of the population.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt;">ANINF press contacts </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt;">Félix Chambrier</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> – </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:felix.chambrier@aninf.ga" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">felix.chambrier@aninf.ga</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> / </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt;">Christopher Adiminga Kouna</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"> -<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:christopher.adiminga@aninf.ga" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">christopher.adiminga@aninf.ga</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Information page</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.mon.ga/" style="color: purple;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.mon.ga</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">About Afnic</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">Afnic is the acronym for <i>Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération</i>, the French Network Information Centre. The registry has been appointed by the French government to manage domain names under the .fr Top-Level Domain. Afnic also manages the .re (Reunion Island), .pm (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon), .tf (French Southern and Antarctic Territories), .wf (Wallis and Futuna) and .yt (Mayotte) French Overseas TLDs. In addition to managing French TLDs, Afnic's role is part of a wider public interest mission, which is to contribute on a daily basis, thanks to the efforts of its teams and its members, to a secure and stable Internet, open to innovation and in which the French Internet community plays a leading role.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 17.6px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">That being the case, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">Afnic, as a non-profit association, has committed to devoting 11% of its Revenues from the .FR TLD to actions of general interest, in particular by transferring €1.3 million each year to the </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.fondation-afnic.fr/" style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;">Afnic Foundation for Digital Solidarity.</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 14.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Afnic is also the back-end registry for the companies as well as local and regional authorities that have chosen to have their own TLD, such as .paris, .bzh, .alsace, .corsica, .mma, .ovh, .leclerc and .sncf. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Established in 1997 and based in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Afnic currently has some 90 employees. For more information, visit </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.afnic.fr/" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">www.afnic.fr</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Afnic press contacts</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Gabrielle Apfelbaum - +33 (0)6 19 19 25 53 - </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:gabrielle@barthelemyconseil.com" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">gabrielle@barthelemyconseil.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866667px; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;">Nathalie Riera - +33 (0)6 82 83 34 20 - </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:nathalie@barthelemyconseil.com" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">nathalie@barthelemyconseil.com</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></div><style><!--
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