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Africa Gets Its Own Web Address (bbc.com)

Posted by msmash on from the their-moment dept.

Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union. From a report on BBC: 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.

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  1. I TOTOly get it but.... by cmiller173 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So who is going to register Iblesstherainsdownin.africa ?