Registry.Africa, the Glossary
Registry Africa was created in 2017 to the.africa top-level domain.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: African Union, African Union Commission, AFRINIC, BBC, Domain name registry, ICANN, International Telecommunication Union, New Partnership for Africa's Development, Nonprofit organization, .africa.
- Internet in Africa
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.
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African Union Commission
The African Union Commission (AUC) acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the African Union (and is somewhat analogous to the European Commission).
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AFRINIC
AFRINIC (African Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Africa. Registry.Africa and AFRINIC are Internet in Africa.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
Domain name registry
A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the associated registrant information in the top level domains of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that enables third party entities to request administrative control of a domain name.
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ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a global multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization headquartered in the United States responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet, ensuring the Internet's stable and secure operation.
International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)French: Union Internationale des Télécommunications is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.
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New Partnership for Africa's Development
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is an economic development program of the African Union (AU). Registry.Africa and New Partnership for Africa's Development are African Union.
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Nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.
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.africa
.africa is the officially designated top-level domain (TLD) for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they reside. Registry.Africa and .africa are African Union, Internet in Africa and Internet properties established in 2017.
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See also
Internet in Africa
- .africa
- 2024 Internet outage in Africa
- AFRINIC
- Africa Digital Awards
- Africa Online
- African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms
- African IXP Association
- African Internet Governance Forum
- Afro@Digital
- BRICS Cable
- Bambara Wikipedia
- Central African Backbone
- EASSy
- Guinéenne de Large Bande
- Internet in Africa
- KeNIC
- List of most-viewed Arabic music videos on YouTube
- Nii Quaynor
- Nord-sud.com
- Pan-African e-Network project
- Registry.Africa
- SACS (cable system)
- SAIL (cable system)
- SANReN
- SAT-2
- SAT-3/WASC
- SAex
- SEACOM (African cable system)
- SchoolNet Namibia
- TEAMS (cable system)
- UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking
- WASACE
- West Indian Ocean Cable Company
- Wolof Wikipedia