Landrush for .africa domain hits final week

The Landrush Phase for the newly launched .africa domain name enters its 4th Phase this week. According to a statement from Web4Africa, the Landrush Phase for .africa domain name system offers companies, organizations and individuals to apply for domain names containing keywords valuable enough to pay a premium for. ".africa is the top-level domain name […]

The Landrush Phase for the newly launched .africa domain name enters its 4th Phase this week.

According to a statement from Web4Africa, the Landrush Phase for .africa domain name system offers companies, organizations and individuals to apply for domain names containing keywords valuable enough to pay a premium for.

".africa is the top-level domain name system for the continent of Africa. It is open to all individuals and entities in Africa or ones that identify with Africa, globally. .africa domains are available in Landrush Phase from Web4Africa, an accredited .africa domain name registrar," the Managing Director of Web4Africa, Mr. Oluniyi Ajao said in a statement.

Speaking on the Landrush Phase which ends this Friday, Ajao, reiterated certain names that have got prior rights associated with them will not go through unless the applicant has already specifically validated rights in the Mark Validation System (MVS) or Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) database.

"At the end of the Landrush phase, all uncontested domain applications will be delegated while all contested domain applications will proceed to an Auction Phase. Applicants will be notified by the .africa registry on the Auction process should this occur," he stated.

".africa has already demonstrated serious interests from global brands and entities within Africa who are trademark owners as about 1,000 domains were successfully secured during the Sunrise Phase, making it one of the top ten largest number of domain name reservations during the sunrise phase of the new geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD) ‘s launch process," the statement added.