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Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by LVMedia: 7:41am On Mar 11, 2017

Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union.
AU commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma hailed its creation as the moment when Africa "got [its] own digital identity".
The AU says the .africa domain name will "bring the continent together as an internet community".
Addresses can now reflect a company's interest in the whole of Africa.
For example, a mobile phone company could create mobile.africa to show its Africa-wide presence, or a travel company could set up travel.africa.
Icann, the body that establishes these addresses known as generic Top-Level Domains, approved the move, after lobbying by the AU.
The campaign was spearheaded by a South African company ZA Central Registry (ZACR), which will now be responsible for registering .africa names.
ZACR's boss Lucky Masilela said that .africa addresses could cost as little as $18 (£15), AFP news agency quotes him as saying, and registration will start in July.
Other domain names recently created by Icann, include .fun, .phone and .hair.


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Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by Vicben(m): 8:22am On Mar 11, 2017
This is interesting, though I'd have preferred it with a short extension like .afri

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Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by mokoshalb(m): 8:34am On Mar 11, 2017
Now, domain hoarders will start hoarding,,,, grin
after exhausting this too we move to animals...
.cat .dog .cow .hen .fish

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Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by dogstyle007(m): 10:12am On Mar 11, 2017
nice
Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by chibuzor05(m): 10:30am On Mar 11, 2017
mokoshalb:
Now, domain hoarders will start hoarding,,,, grin
after exhausting this too we move to animals...
.cat .dog .cow .hen .fish

grin grin
Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by oswaggiee(m): 10:32am On Mar 11, 2017
mokoshalb:
Now, domain hoarders will start hoarding,,,, grin
after exhausting this too we move to animals...
.cat .dog .cow .hen .fish

Lol,
Ah swear u tlk tru
Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by Drinokrane: 9:15pm On Mar 12, 2017
Vicben:
This is interesting, though I'd have preferred it with a short extension like .afri
AfriCoast ?
Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by Drinokrane: 9:16pm On Mar 12, 2017
oswaggiee:

Lol, Ah swear u tlk tru
??
Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by Drinokrane: 9:17pm On Mar 12, 2017
mokoshalb:
Now, domain hoarders will start hoarding,,,, grin
after exhausting this too we move to animals...
.cat .dog .cow .hen .fish
Na olny u go move na grin
Re: Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch Of .africa by kingvectorv(m): 1:02am On Mar 13, 2017
Thanks Nice

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