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Line 29: − It is not the only applicant for [[.africa]], and the other applicant, [[Registry.Africa]], a subsidiary of [[UniForum SA]], has received the support of the African Union (AU). As such, ICANN's [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] has consistently opposed DotConnectAfrica's application; issuing both an Early Warning and a full GAC objection. These are strong signals to the [[ICANN Board]] that the application should not be allowed to proceed towards implementation. Should the [[ICANN Board]] go against any GAC warnings it is required to explain its actions. DCA's .africa application was one of two applications to receive the full GAC objection in the body's first rulings on the topic, issued in its April 2013 Beijing Communiqué.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/gac-advice GAC Advice, NewgTLDs.ICANN.org]</ref><ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee Beijing Communique Download, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref>
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'''DotConnectAfrica (DCA)''' is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that has its base of operation in Nairobi, Kenya and headquartered in I/F River Court 6th Denis Street Port Louis, Mauritius, Africa. Its main objective is to sponsor, establish and operate the proposed new Top Level Domain (TLD) [[.africa]], pronounced as dotAfrica that will cater for the needs of the African and Pan-African constituency and also to address the lack of adequate internet policy in Africa. DCA is well represented in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, South Africa, London United Kingdom, and California, USA. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/about/ About DCA]</ref>
'''DotConnectAfrica (DCA)''' is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that has its base of operation in Nairobi, Kenya and headquartered in I/F River Court 6th Denis Street Port Louis, Mauritius, Africa. Its main objective is to sponsor, establish and operate the proposed new Top Level Domain (TLD) [[.africa]], pronounced as dotAfrica that will cater for the needs of the African and Pan-African constituency and also to address the lack of adequate internet policy in Africa. DCA is well represented in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, South Africa, London United Kingdom, and California, USA. <ref>[http://www.dotconnectafrica.org/about/ About DCA]</ref>
==Mission==
==Mission==
DCA aims to accomplish the following missions:
DCA aims to accomplish the following missions: