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Reminder : Joint meeting of African community in Copenhagen
by Aziz Hilali March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Dear All, You are kindly invited to come and participate to AFRALO/AfrICANN joint meeting, in Face-to-Face or in remote participation if you are not in Copenhagen. The meeting will be held tomorrow Wednesday 15 March between 1:45 and 3:00 pm, Hall C1.3. Agenda: https://goo.gl/V8HvXb Adobe Connect : https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false Thank you for your participation Best Regards Aziz Hilali AFRALO Chair

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Joint meeting of African community in Copenhagen "At-Large Review"
by Aziz Hilali March 12, 2017

March 12, 2017

[English] Dear all, Please find attached the draft AFRALO/AfrICANN joint statement to be discussed on our standing African joint meeting to be held on Wednesday 15 March 1:45 - 3:00 pm, Hall C1.3 in Copenhagen. Please give your feedback by Monday 13 March 23 :59 UTC so that we can include them in the final draft to be debated, modified (as necessary) and approved by the meeting on 15 March. Adobe Connect : https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false Thank you for your participationBest Regards Aziz Hilali AFRALO Chair [French] Chers tous, Je vous prie de trouver ci-joint le projet de déclaration commune AFRALO/AfrICANN qui sera discutée lors de notre réunion Africaine qui se tiendra le mercredi 15 mars de 13:45 à 15H00 dans le Hall C1.3 à Copenhague. Je vous prie de nous faire part de vos commentaires dès le lundi 13 mars 23: 59 UTC pour que nous puissions les inclure dans le projet final qui sera débattu, modifié (si nécessaire) et adoption par la réunion du 15 mars. Adobe Connect : https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false En vous remerciant pour votre participation Cordialement Aziz Hilali Président d'AFRALO

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Joint meeting of African community in Copenhagen"At-Large Review"
by Capda Capda March 12, 2017

March 12, 2017

Bonjour chers tous, Ma modeste contribution. Best Regards, 2017-03-11 13:16 GMT+01:00 Aziz Hilali via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org) Add cleanup > rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Fkey…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=29272503316…> > > [English] > > Dear all, > > Please find attached the draft AFRALO/AfrICANN joint statement to be > discussed on our standing African joint meeting to be held on Wednesday 15 > March 1:45 - 3:00 pm, Hall C1.3 in Copenhagen. > > Please give your feedback by Monday 13 March 23 :59 UTC so that we can > include them in the final draft to be debated, modified (as necessary) and > approved by the meeting on 15 March. > > > *Adobe Connect : > https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false > <https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false>* > Thank you for your participation > Best Regards > Aziz Hilali > AFRALO Chair > > [French] > > Chers tous, > > Je vous prie de trouver ci-joint le projet de déclaration commune > AFRALO/AfrICANN qui sera discutée lors de notre réunion Africaine qui se > tiendra le mercredi 15 mars de 13:45 à 15H00 dans le Hall C1.3 à Copenhague. > > Je vous prie de nous faire part de vos commentaires dès le lundi 13 mars > 23: 59 UTC pour que nous puissions les inclure dans le projet final qui > sera débattu, modifié (si nécessaire) et adoption par la réunion du 15 mars. > > > *Adobe Connect : > https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false > <https://participate.icann.org/cph58-hallc13?launcher=false>* > En vous remerciant pour votre participation > Cordialement > Aziz Hilali > Président d'AFRALO > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/ > mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1 > > -- *Michel TCHONANG LINZECoordinateur GénéralÉVÈNEMENTS SUR LES TIC : - Quatrième réunion de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D DU 27/03 au 07/04/2017 à Genève - Suisse- Transform Africa Summit du 10 au 12 mai 2017 à Kigali - Rwanda- Session du Conseil de l'UIT du 15 au 25 Mai 2017 à Genève - Suisse- Symposium TIC Afrique du 11 au 14 Juillet 2017 à Yaoundé - Cameroun CAPDA (Consortium d'Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le Développement de l'Afrique)BP : 15 151 DOUALA - CAMEROUN Tél. : (237) 67775-39-63 / 24212-9493 Email : capdasiege(a)gmail.com <capdasiege(a)gmail.com> Site : www.capda.ong *

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New Public Comment: Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 11, 2017

March 11, 2017

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en. Public comment will end on 5 May 2017 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-africa-dns-market-study-11mar17@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here https://community.icann.org/x/lrfRAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Fwd: Public Interest Registry NGO AdvisoryCouncil
by Capda Capda March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

Chers tous, Comme vous, je suis très ému du choix de PIR et me permets de le dédier à toute la communauté ALS en général et à AFRALO en particulier. Toute ma reconnaissance pour vos différentes réactions qui me touchent, j’espère compter sur vous pour le succès de cette mission. Merci encore pour tout. Bon courage et succès dans votre différentes initiatives. , Dear All, Like you, I am very moved by this choice of PIR and dedicate this to ALS community in general and to AFRALO in particular. Thank you for your various reactions that touches me, I hope to count on you for the success of this mission. Thanks again for everything. Best and success in your various initiatives. 2017-03-10 19:31 GMT+01:00 Sarah Kiden <skiden(a)gmail.com>: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (skiden(a)gmail.com) Add cleanup rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Fkey…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=29261305916…> > > Felicitation Michel! > > Sarah > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Tijani BEN JEMAA < > tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> wrote: > >> English below >> ------------------ >> >> Chers tous, >> >> J’ai l’énorme plaisir de vous annoncer que le Public Interest Registry >> (PIR) vient de sélectionner notre collègue Michel Tchonang comme le >> représentant de l’ALAC à leur « NGO Advisory Council ». >> Félicitations à Michel et à AFRALO pour être choisi comme représentant de >> l’ALAC. >> >> ------------------- >> >> Dear all, >> >> I have the great pleasure to announce that our colleague Michel Tchonang >> has just been selected by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to >> represent ALAC on their NGO Advisory Council. >> Congratulation to Michel and to AFRALO for being selected to represent >> ALAC. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ----------------- >> *Tijani BEN JEMAA* >> Executive Director >> Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (*FMAI*) >> Phone: +216 98 330 114 <+216%2098%20330%20114> >> +216 52 385 114 <+216%2052%20385%20114> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ----------------- >> >> >> >> Début du message réexpédié : >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Kim Van Wyngaardt <kvanwyngaardt(a)pir.org> >> Date: 2017-03-10 2:09 GMT+01:00 >> Subject: Public Interest Registry NGO Advisory Council >> To: "capdasiege(a)gmail.com" <capdasiege(a)gmail.com> >> >> >> Dear Michel, >> >> >> >> Congratulations! >> >> >> >> You were selected by our Board of Directors to be appointed to as the >> ALAC representative to our NGO Advisory Council. >> >> >> >> By accepting this appointment, you are stating your commitment to >> voluntarily help Public Interest Registry better understand and serve the >> NGO community. >> >> >> >> Please respond confirming your acceptance of this appointment. Once I >> receive your email, I will let you know next steps. >> >> >> >> Thank you again and we look forward to working with you in the future. >> >> >> >> With Regards, >> >> Kim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Kim Van Wyngaardt* >> >> Senior Executive Administrator/Director of Board Relations >> >> Public Interest Registry >> >> Office: +1 703 889-5750 <(703)%20889-5750> | Mobile: + 1 571 291-1455 >> <(571)%20291-1455> | >> >> www.pir.org | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/PIRegistry> | Twitter >> <http://twitter.com/PIRegistry> | Instagram >> <http://instagram.com/PIRegistry> | YouTube >> <http://www.youtube.com/PIRegistry> >> >> >> >> *Confidentiality Note:* Proprietary and confidential to Public Interest >> Registry. If received in error, please inform sender and then delete >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Michel TCHONANG LINZECoordinateur GénéralÉVÈNEMENTS SUR LES TIC : - >> Quatrième réunion de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D DU 27/03 au >> 07/04/2017 à Genève - Suisse- Transform Africa Summit du 10 au 12 mai 2017 >> à Kigali - Rwanda- Session du Conseil de l'UIT du 15 au 25 Mai 2017 à >> Genève - Suisse- Symposium TIC Afrique du 11 au 14 Juillet 2017 à Yaoundé >> - Cameroun CAPDA (Consortium d'Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le >> Développement de l'Afrique)BP : 15 151 DOUALA - CAMEROUN Tél. : (237) >> 67775-39-63 / 24212-9493 Email : capdasiege(a)gmail.com >> <capdasiege(a)gmail.com> Site : www.capda.ong <http://www.capda.ong> * >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AFRI-Discuss mailing list >> AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss >> >> Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org >> >> Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this >> list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistic >> a/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/ > mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1 > > -- *Michel TCHONANG LINZECoordinateur GénéralÉVÈNEMENTS SUR LES TIC : - Quatrième réunion de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D DU 27/03 au 07/04/2017 à Genève - Suisse- Transform Africa Summit du 10 au 12 mai 2017 à Kigali - Rwanda- Session du Conseil de l'UIT du 15 au 25 Mai 2017 à Genève - Suisse- Symposium TIC Afrique du 11 au 14 Juillet 2017 à Yaoundé - Cameroun CAPDA (Consortium d'Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le Développement de l'Afrique)BP : 15 151 DOUALA - CAMEROUN Tél. : (237) 67775-39-63 / 24212-9493 Email : capdasiege(a)gmail.com <capdasiege(a)gmail.com> Site : www.capda.ong *

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Fwd: Public Interest Registry NGO Advisory Council
by Tijani BEN JEMAA March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

English below ------------------ Chers tous, J’ai l’énorme plaisir de vous annoncer que le Public Interest Registry (PIR) vient de sélectionner notre collègue Michel Tchonang comme le représentant de l’ALAC à leur « NGO Advisory Council ». Félicitations à Michel et à AFRALO pour être choisi comme représentant de l’ALAC. ------------------- Dear all, I have the great pleasure to announce that our colleague Michel Tchonang has just been selected by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to represent ALAC on their NGO Advisory Council. Congratulation to Michel and to AFRALO for being selected to represent ALAC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tijani BEN JEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Phone: +216 98 330 114 +216 52 385 114 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Début du message réexpédié : > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kim Van Wyngaardt <kvanwyngaardt(a)pir.org <mailto:kvanwyngaardt@pir.org>> > Date: 2017-03-10 2:09 GMT+01:00 > Subject: Public Interest Registry NGO Advisory Council > To: "capdasiege(a)gmail.com <mailto:capdasiege@gmail.com>" <capdasiege(a)gmail.com <mailto:capdasiege@gmail.com>> > > > Dear Michel, > > > > Congratulations! > > > > You were selected by our Board of Directors to be appointed to as the ALAC representative to our NGO Advisory Council. > > > > By accepting this appointment, you are stating your commitment to voluntarily help Public Interest Registry better understand and serve the NGO community. > > > > Please respond confirming your acceptance of this appointment. Once I receive your email, I will let you know next steps. > > > > Thank you again and we look forward to working with you in the future. > > > > With Regards, > > Kim > > > > > > > > Kim Van Wyngaardt > > Senior Executive Administrator/Director of Board Relations > > Public Interest Registry > > Office: +1 703 889-5750 <tel:(703)%20889-5750> | Mobile: + 1 571 291-1455 <tel:(571)%20291-1455> | > > www.pir.org <http://www.pir.org/> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/PIRegistry> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/PIRegistry> | Instagram <http://instagram.com/PIRegistry> | YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/PIRegistry> > > > > Confidentiality Note: Proprietary and confidential to Public Interest Registry. If received in error, please inform sender and then delete > > > > > > > -- > > Michel TCHONANG LINZE > Coordinateur Général > > ÉVÈNEMENTS SUR LES TIC : > Quatrième réunion de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D DU 27/03 au 07/04/2017 à Genève - Suisse > Transform Africa Summit du 10 au 12 mai 2017 à Kigali - Rwanda > Session du Conseil de l'UIT du 15 au 25 Mai 2017 à Genève - Suisse > Symposium TIC Afrique du 11 au 14 Juillet 2017 à Yaoundé - Cameroun > CAPDA (Consortium d'Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le Développement de l'Afrique) > BP : 15 151 DOUALA - CAMEROUN Tél. : (237) 67775-39-63 / 24212-9493 Email : capdasiege(a)gmail.com <mailto:capdasiege@gmail.com> Site : www.capda.ong

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Re : Fwd: Public Interest Registry NGO Advisory Council
by Arnold M March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

Félicitation Mon cher Michel, nous sommes ensemble. Arnold MULENDA YAMUKANDU IT Manager CARITAS CONGO ASBL -------------------------------------------- En date de : Ven 10.3.17, Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> a écrit : Objet: [AFRI-Discuss] Fwd: Public Interest Registry NGO Advisory Council À: "Afri-Discuss" <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "AfrICANN Community List" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Date: Vendredi 10 mars 2017, 9h28 English below------------------ Chers tous, J’ai l’énorme plaisir de vous annoncer que le Public Interest Registry (PIR) vient de sélectionner notre collègue Michel Tchonang comme le représentant de l’ALAC à leur « NGO Advisory Council ».Félicitations à Michel et à AFRALO pour être choisi comme représentant de l’ALAC. ------------------- Dear all, I have the great pleasure to announce that our colleague Michel Tchonang has just been selected by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to represent ALAC on their NGO Advisory Council. Congratulation to Michel and to AFRALO for being selected to represent ALAC. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Tijani BEN JEMAAExecutive DirectorMediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI)Phone: +216 98 330 114 +216 52 385 114----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Début du message réexpédié : ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Kim Van Wyngaardt <kvanwyngaardt(a)pir.org> Date: 2017-03-10 2:09 GMT+01:00 Subject: Public Interest Registry NGO Advisory Council To: "capdasiege(a)gmail.com" <capdasiege(a)gmail.com> Dear Michel, Congratulations! You were selected by our Board of Directors to be appointed to as the ALAC representative to our NGO Advisory Council. By accepting this appointment, you are stating your commitment to voluntarily help Public Interest Registry better understand and serve the NGO community. Please respond confirming your acceptance of this appointment. Once I receive your email, I will let you know next steps. Thank you again and we look forward to working with you in the future. With Regards,Kim Kim Van WyngaardtSenior Executive Administrator/Director of Board RelationsPublic Interest RegistryOffice: +1 703 889-5750 | Mobile: + 1 571 291-1455 | www.pir.org | Facebook | Twitt er | Instagram | YouTube Confidentiality Note: Proprietary and confidential to Public Interest Registry. If received in error, please inform sender and then delete -- Michel TCHONANG LINZECoordinateur Général ÉVÈNEMENTS SUR LES TIC : Quatrième réunion de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D DU 27/03 au 07/04/2017 à Genève - SuisseTransform Africa Summit du 10 au 12 mai 2017 à Kigali - RwandaSession du Conseil de l'UIT du 15 au 25 Mai 2017 à Genève - SuisseSymposium TIC Afrique du 11 au 14 Juillet 2017 à Yaoundé - Cameroun CAPDA (Consortium d'Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le Développement de l'Afrique)BP : 15 151 DOUALA - CAMEROUN Tél. : (237) 67775-39-63 / 24212-9493 Email : capdasiege(a)gmail.com Site : www.capda.ong -----La pièce jointe associée suit----- _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#…

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[ALAC] Updated slides for Introduction to At-Large Presentation (March 2017)
by Daniel Nanghaka March 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

Dear members The Outreach and Engagement SC (O&E) has updated its presentation about At- Large for use : - to present ICANN At-Large to Fellows or Nextgen at ICANN meetings. - use by ALS representatives to explain what is ICANN At-Large to the members of their organisations. Some notable changes: - stats updated as of March 2017 - the old At-Large organsiational diagram replaced with one done from scratch in the likeness of the organisational diagram in the At-Large Brochure. - changed the wording of a key At-Large activity from "Policy Advice Development" to "Comments on ICANN Activities" in response to the ITEMS At-Large Review draft report (page 22-23) which criticised the use of the term "policy advice" in relation to the ALAC ratified statements and declarations. - number of slides reduced from 21 to 19 The presentation is available at https://community.icann.org/x/qorRAw As always, please review and if you have any comments or suggestions on how to improve on this, let us know P.S Also as a FYI, the Technology Taskforce has submitted a budget proposal to link the responses/impacts of ALAC comments to the listing of ALAC comments on At-Large's website. Daniel Nanghaka ALAC Sub-Committee on Outreach and Engagement – Co-chair from AFRALO ISOC Uganda Chapter Tel: +256 772 898298 ᐧ

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Fwd: .Africa Update: ICANN promises to create new top-level domain despite ongoing court case
by Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017

HELLO FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: DCA NewsAlert <press.africa(a)dotconnectafrica.org> Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 08:27 Subject: .Africa Update: ICANN promises to create new top-level domain despite ongoing court case To: <abdeldjalil.bachar(a)gmail.com> A Third time lucky: ICANN beats off .africa ban Having trouble? view this email in your browser <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102516344150&ca=ebc22f9a-…> *A Third time lucky: ICANN beats off .africa ban * Kieren McCarthy - The Register *Promises to create new top-level domain despite ongoing court case* *The Register is a UK based highly influential and respected source of reliable news globally. www.theregister.co.uk <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…>* * DCA News Alert * * Third time lucky: ICANN beats off .africa ban <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> * Internet overseer ICANN will push ahead with a new ".africa" top-level domain, despite having twice been ordered not to because of serious questions over how it handled the case. Earlier this month, a Los Angeles court refused <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…>[PDF] a preliminary injunction against ICANN that would prevent it from adding .africa to the internet and allowing South Africa-based ZA Central Registry (ZACR) from running it. The decision was just the latest in a lengthy battle between DotConnectAfrica (DCA), which also applied for the name, and ICANN, which decided to disqualify DCA back in 2013 on grounds that were later shown to be highly questionable. Twice before, DCA has prevented ICANN from "delegating" the name to the internet's root until its case with DCA was resolved, but this time the judge decided in ICANN's favor, accepting the argument that it would not cause harm to delegate it, and that DCA's case is unlikely to succeed because it signed an agreement with ICANN that said it wouldn't sue the organization. The decision - which displays a lack of understanding of the internet registry business, making it vulnerable to challenge - is the first time that DCA has not prevailed against ICANN, despite a huge disparity in resources and information. Regardless, its legal case against ICANN will continue. *Bye-bye bylaws * Back in April 2015, ICANN was found by an independent review panel to have broken its own bylaws <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> by refusing to allow top officials to be questioned over their role in the decision to disqualify DCA. Three months later, we found out why. In a devastating critique of the organization and its staff, a panel of independent judges determined that ICANN had not acted fairly in both rejecting DCA's bid and then in refusing to hear its appeals in anything but the most cursory manner. ICANN then invited further criticism when its lawyers unilaterally decided to redact significant portions of the panel's final report to cover up evidence of ICANN staff's complicity with the other .africa applicant. That complicity even stretched to ICANN's head of operations personally editing a letter to make sure it would meet with all of the organization's criteria, sending it to the applicant, and then receiving it back from them, signed, upon which the organization approved their application. When its efforts to conceal the staff's actions were exposed, ICANN's lawyers then falsely claimed <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> the redactions had been agreed between both parties, even going so far as to repeat the falsehood to ICANN board members. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that ICANN's staff had also repeatedly overruled <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> what were supposed to be independent evaluators of the .africa bid in an effort to ensure that DCA was disqualified and its preferred bidder won the rights to the name. (Months later, ICANN's staff were also found to have done the same with another applicant - for the dot-words .corp, .inc, .llc, .llp and .ltd - when they literally rewrote independent evaluators <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> reports to provide the grounds for disqualification. The CEO of the company called for ICANN's general counsel to be fired <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> .) Despite having lost an independent review, ICANN continued to make it impossible for DCA to be accepted as a legitimate bidder for the name, prompting DCA to take the organization to court. *Sham * In April 2016, that court sided with DCA <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…>when it agreed that ICANN had run a "sham process" subsequent to losing the independent review that was "intended to deny DCA's application based on pretext." It placed an injunction on ICANN that prevented it from delegating .africa until DCA's case had made it through the system. Despite those repeated decisions against it, ICANN continued to use its significant legal resources in an effort to get that decision overturned, and managed to have the court's jurisdiction moved, requiring DCA to apply again for another injunction. It was that injunction that the judge decided not to allow to stand, under the logic that it is possible for the .africa name to be redelegated at a future date. While that is theoretically possible, it demonstrates almost no understanding of how the internet registry market functions. The judge also accepted the argument that Africans were suffering by not having the .africa name under which to register names: a contention that is misleading at best given the fact that every country has its own top-level domain, and that the market for dot-words had exploded to several thousand in the past year. There is literally nothing that the addition of the .africa name to the internet will do to expand Africans' access to the internet addresses; it is simply a word. * Poor judgment * The judge also accepted the notion that the other bidder - ZACR - was suffering financial losses as a result of the ongoing litigation. A claim that is unverifiable since the spreadsheet on which the judge based his decision was submitted by ZACR under seal, claiming it contained commercially sensitive material. Regardless, it seems unlikely that ZACR is suffering ongoing costs with respect to the .africa name that it could not easily choose to discontinue until the case was decided. As to the likelihood of DCA winning, the judge argues that a single paragraph within the contract signed between DCA and ICANN (and written by ICANN) that says no applicant is entitled to sue ICANN with respect to decisions made through the process, will prove sufficient to undermine the case. That also seems unlikely given the degree to which ICANN's staff and board have already been shown to have broken their own procedures and bylaws in order to give preference to one bidder. Under those circumstances, it is hard to imagine that the contract clause retains its authority. Regardless, ICANN appears determined to push ahead with delegation of .africa. While it no doubt views that as a victory, the battle over the top-level domain is likely far from over. * The full article is available to read here: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001deE7D_QOrIoB9hLqSa_oH7R0me57hLGU7ClvrnsbcVYo…> * *About DotConnectAfrica: * DotConnectAfrica Trust is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization that is based in Port Louis, Mauritius (Reg.ID CT8710DCA90) with its registry operations located in Nairobi, Kenya. Its main charitable objects are: (a) for the advancement of education in to the African society; and (b) in connection with (a) to provide the African society with a continental Internet domain name to have access to for the people of Africa as a purpose beneficial to the public in general. 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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation: AFRALO Monthly Call on Wednesday, 01 March 2017 at 18:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file://composeviewinternalloadurl/staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Si vous avez besoin d'un dial-out, merci de le communiquer au personnel At-Large à staff(a)atlarge.icann.org avec votre numéro d'appel préféré. Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l'audio de l'Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Il vous faut une connexion internet stable. Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out - si nécessaire - ainsi que votre numéro à: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file://composeviewinternalloadurl/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Dear All, The next AFRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 01 March 2017 at 18:30 UTC. The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/sprRAw Conference ID: EN 1638 FR 1838 Adobe Connect room: https://participate.icann.org/afralo/ AFRALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/25Mi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: <https://atlarge.icann.org/> atlarge.icann.org Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> facebook.com/icann<facebook.com/icannatlarge><https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> @<@ICANNAtLarge><https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<@ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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