Re: .africa gTLD

["Tierno S. Bah" <tsbah@afriq.net>]

Martin J. Duerst wrote:

> 
> Speaking with my brother yesterday (working for the ICRC in the area
> of Central Africa, but not a technology expert), he pointed out
> an additional problem: While a certain registrar may well have
> been sanctionned by a government at one point of time, with an
> overthrow of a government, the situation might change quickly.
> 
> In this light, a .africa domain indepentend of a "nation state"
> that may not exist or may not be very stable is well worth
> contemplating.
> 

Yes, it would provide an alternative to situations where the State falls
in dereliction.
It would also give the African private sector a headstart, avoiding by
the same token, the monopolistic lethargy that have stunted the growth
of telephony networks and services in Africa.

- Tierno S. Bah
AfriQ*Access, Inc.