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- 5 Sept 2018
Africa Registry Launches Gateway Solution for Domain Names in Africa
Africa Registry, part of the CentralNic Group, is a leading provider of domain names for Africa since 2005, is delighted to announce a new programme from its gateway service RRPproxy to empower…
- 17 Feb 2017
.africa Domain to be Available by July
The .africa generic top-level domain (gTLD) will be available to the general public to apply for domain names from 4 July. This follows the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)…
- 14 Sept 2021
Afrinic’s IP Address Crisis Raises Red Flags for African Internet’s Sustainability
The recent IP address crisis involving Africa’s regional internet registry (Afrinic) and Cloud Innovation has shaken up the internet industry, also raising the long-standing question if RIR’s IP…
- 17 Jan 2018
Alan Barrett Says AFRINIC Focusing on IPv6 Training
By chukwuemeka fred agbata AFRINIC is the internet number registry for Africa. It plays an important role for the internet community, not just in Africa, but across the world. As a result of this,…
- 15 Apr 2016
.africa domain Frozen by US Court Injunction
A US district court has granted Mauritius-based DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA) a preliminary injunction to hold up the .africa geographic top-level domain (gTLD) again. After a…
- 16 Feb 2016
NiRA Celebrates Decade of .ng Domain Name Management
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), the leading Country Code Top Level domain name registry in West Africa, has scheduled a number of activities to mark its tenth year anniversary.…
- 24 Nov 2018
AFRINIC Launches a New Website
African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the regional Internet registry for Africa, launched a New, Fresh, Information and Bilingual website. The new website was deployed on AFRINIC website…
- 20 Jul 2017
NiRA to Host AFRINIC-27 Policy Meeting, Seeks Stakeholders' Support
Nigeria is scheduled to host African Network Information Center (AFRINIC's) open public policy meetings, in the last quarter of the year. AFRINIC is the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Africa;…
- 29 Nov 2017
Nira Reiterates Passion to Develop DNS Industry In Africa
By peter oluka The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reiterated its passion to deepen DNS industry in Africa. In lieu of this, NiRA Academy was set up as an entity charged with the…
- 18 Oct 2012
Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN’s Presence, Participation across Africa
Leaders of Africa’s Internet community have unveiled a comprehensive plan designed to dramatically increase African involvement in ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model. The initiative was presented…
- 9 Jul 2015
NiRA Says Africa DNS 2015 Forum as Leapfrog for Domain Services on Continent
Stakeholders from around the globe, in the African Domain name business gathered recently in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third edition of the Africa Domain Name System Forum 2015, to discuss the…
- 11 Feb 2017
Breakthrough for ICANN, Court Decision Permits Delegation of. AFRICA
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that a California Superior Court has denied DotConnectAfrica’s (DCA’s) second Motion for preliminary injunction to stop the…
- 5 Jun 2017
.africa Landrush Begins
The general public can, from yesterday, apply for .africa domains as the geographic Top Level Domain's (gTLD's) landrush phase kicks off. The ZA Central Registry (ZACR), the administrator for the…
- 23 May 2017
ICANN Supports Africa Internet Summit Organised by AFRINIC, AfNOG
As part of its regional outreach efforts, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is sponsoring and participating in the Africa Internet Summit (AIS). The Summit is organized…
- 23 May 2017
ICANN Supports Africa Internet Summit Organised by AFRINIC, AfNOG
As part of its regional outreach efforts, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is sponsoring and participating in the Africa Internet Summit (AIS). The Summit is organized…
- 26 Jun 2017
ICANN’s Report Shows African DNS Market Worth $52m
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released its Final Report on Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Market Study. The study serves as part of ICANN's outreach efforts to…
- 26 Jul 2017
IPv6, Security On Front Burner as 5th Africa DNS Forum Begins
The fifth Africa Domain Names System Forum (DNS) Forum commenced Wednesday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to end on Friday; with discussions on the Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) and securing the…
- 20 Jun 2017
.africa Domain Name Records 1000 Business Sign Up
Trademark owners have registered nearly 1000 .africa domain names, making it one of the top ten largest number of domain name reservations during the sunrise phase of the new geographic Top Level…
- 13 Mar 2017
Three Decades After First Domain Registration AU Launches Dot Africa
The African Union (AU) has launched the. africa domain name, enabling African businesses, companies and individuals to champion their continent in the cybersphere. The development is coming more than…
- 26 Jun 2017
Landrush for .Africa Domains Enters Final Week
The Landrush Phase for the newly launched .africa domain name enters its 4th Phase and final week from 26th June 2017. The Landrush Phase for .africa domain name system offers companies,…
- 17 Jan 2018
dotAfrica Brand Ambassador Ready for Summit Mount Kilimanjaro
Unathi Nkayi, singer, songwriter, presenter, public speaker and businesswoman is currently making her way to summit Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the team that is launching the new .africa (dotAfrica)…
- 29 Nov 2017
AFRINIC-27 Meeting Makes Case for Local Internet Hosting
By peter oluka African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) and its community, in keeping to its mandate to support Internet development in Africa, has called for improved local hosting of internet…
- 28 Nov 2015
NiRA Willing to Partner Registrars to Bridge Gap in DNS Industry
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has declared her readiness to partner as many Registrars and affiliates as possible to bridge the gap in the DNS Industry in Nigeria. Sunday…
- 29 May 2015
NiRA Sets Up Stakeholders Engagement Committee
Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) executive board of directors had at its quarterly meeting last week, reviewed its plans and noted the various successes recorded in the quarter. At…
- 14 Jun 2017
IPV6: NCC Develops Internet Industry Code of Practice Document- Danbatta
The deployment of IPv6 is a more sustainable solution that can deliver economic and social opportunities for the future of the Internet economy, as compared to other stop gap measures of either…
- 4 Jan 2019
.ng Domain Adds 1,300 Registration in December 2018
The registration of Nigerian domain name, .ng country code top-level domain, added paltry 1,300 new registrations over December 2018. Analyses of the latest data obtained from the Nigeria Internet…
- 10 Jan 2015
.ng Domain Registrations Hit 18, 870 in December
Although, the month of December 2014 recorded a drop in the .ng domain name purchase activities by the registrants, so far, as at December 31, 2014, there were 18,870 domain names registered.…
- 4 Jul 2016
Gemalto’s Biometric Solution To Support DR Congo Elections
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has won an international tender to supply CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 22,000…
- 2 Jan 2018
e.Stream Networks Partners NiRA On AFRINIC-27
e.Stream Networks recently partnered the Nigerian Internet Registration Agency (NiRA) as the Official Connectivity Sponsor for the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) – 27 Meeting, which…
- 2 Apr 2014
IATA 2013 Safety Performance Shows Encouraging Signs for African
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2013 commercial aviation safety performance, indicating 210 fatalities from commercial aviation accidents in 2013 a reduction from 414 in…