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This is why you can’t get a .africa domain name just yet

Internet

16th March 2016

The battle for who will manage the domain is between ZACR’s dotAfrica project and DotConnectAfrica’s Africa Registry Consortium.

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Kenyans deserve better housing – James Muriuki is on the job

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South African digital bank, TymeBank, raises $109 million

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