Hello @Professor Waudo,

Sometimes back, I posted herein a link to an article I had authored on the same.

For a recap kindly visit: https://bonfacewitaba.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/the-jostle-for-africa-dotafrica-gtld-the-saga-and-the-long-march-to-africas-digital-presence-2/

@Ali Hussein very valid points - I concur with you.

Kind regards

Bonface Witaba

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1. Re: Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains
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Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:16:31 +0300
From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of
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Waudo

My take is this:-

1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make money but for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or .coke etc.

2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will make money or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something that the DNS Community needs to learn.

My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even been scratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN held in 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obvious that:-

a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploited
b) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires great attention
c) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize its potential

We in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come to the table.

There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are prime positions to be had online.. :-).

Ali Hussein
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> On 11 Feb 2017, at 9:37 AM, waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> someone needs to take me on a 101 course why there is so much rumpus about these new gTLDs, especially the geos. Will they break even/make money? Already ZACR has 3 other geo nTLDs in South Africa but the registrations as shown at ntldstats.com seem pretty modest. Multichoice had registered around 6 dotbrands with fancy names like .supersport and .africamagic all at $185,000 each but appears to have come to a brick wall and bolted to cut the losses. Maybe I'm missing something. If so please bring me up to date.
>
> W.
>
>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Grace B via kictanet wrote:
>> The news is being received with measured optimism.
>>
>> 2017-02-10 11:30 GMT+03:00 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
>> Listers
>>
>> Fyi
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "Rinalia Abdul Rahim" <rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com>
>> Date: Feb 10, 2017 10:59 AM
>> Subject: [ALAC] .africa news
>> To: "ALAC Working List" <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>
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>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-02-09-en.
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Thanks for the info Ali. It will take time for me to be convinced
though. Im intrigued even Kenyans appear excited about .africa when it
is a substitute for and competitor to .ke which are battling to give
traction. What is in .africa for Kenya?

W.

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Ali Hussein wrote:
> Waudo
>
> My take is this:-
>
> 1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make money
> but for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or
> .coke etc.
>
> 2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will make
> money or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something that
> the DNS Community needs to learn.
>
> My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even been
> scratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN held
> in 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obvious
> that:-
>
> a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploited
> b) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires great
> attention
> c) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize its
> potential
>
> We in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come to
> the table.
>
> There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are prime
> positions to be had online.. :-).
>
> Ali Hussein
> Principal
> Hussein & Associates
> +254 0713 601113
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
> Skype: abu-jomo
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>
> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
> habit." ~ Aristotle
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 11 Feb 2017, at 9:37 AM, waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >
> > someone needs to take me on a 101 course why there is so much rumpus about these new gTLDs, especially the geos. Will they break even/make money? Already ZACR has 3 other geo nTLDs in South Africa but the registrations as shown at ntldstats.com seem pretty modest. Multichoice had registered around 6 dotbrands with fancy names like .supersport and .africamagic all at $185,000 each but appears to have come to a brick wall and bolted to cut the losses. Maybe I'm missing something. If so please bring me up to date.
> >
> > W.
> >
> >> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Grace B via kictanet wrote:
> >> The news is being received with measured optimism.
> >>
> >> 2017-02-10 11:30 GMT+03:00 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
> >> Listers
> >>
> >> Fyi
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: "Rinalia Abdul Rahim" <rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com>
> >> Date: Feb 10, 2017 10:59 AM
> >> Subject: [ALAC] .africa news
> >> To: "ALAC Working List" <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> >>
> >> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-02-09-en.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Rinalia
> >>
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