Ms Deysel led the .africa team’s arduous trek to the Summit that started at Umbwe Gate at the Kilimanjaro National Park on 16 January. Accompanying Ms Deysel is a 15-person team including Registry Africa CEO, Lucky Masilela, and .africa Brand Ambassador Unathi, the well-known singer, songwriter, presenter, public speaker and businesswoman. ZACR NPC, the parent company to Registry Africa, is the administrator of Africa’s new home on the worldwide web.

The successful summiting of Mount Kilimanjaro by the .africa team is the highlight of a continental roadshow to launch the .africa gTLD to the people of Africa. The .africa flag’s journey began when it was officially handed over to the .africa Team in the Nelson Mandela Plenary Hall at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 03 July 2017. From this venerable venue, the flag began making its way across the continent and has been to East, West, North and Southern Africa.

With the .africa flag firmly in hand, the team has now reached base camp, having achieved a milestone of which the whole continent of Africa can be justly proud.

The.africa flag journey will end at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the AU Headquarters in Ethiopia on 28 and 29 January 2018.

Registry Africa is extremely grateful to the African Union Commission (AUC) for its unwavering support throughout the long journey that began as far back as the OR Tambo and Abuja Declarations where it was resolved to use Information Communication Technology to ensure the development of Africa.

To follow and virtually participate in the dotAfrica continental roadshow please visit www.followtheflag.africa and use the hashtag #followtheflagafrica across all social media platforms.

About dotAfrica (.africa)

Africa has a unique opportunity to forge a brand new online identity with the .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD).  This opportunity for individuals, governments, companies and other organisations to associate their products, services and information with the continent and people of Africa is made possible by the delegation of .africa to the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN).

The .africa application is endorsed by, and continues to enjoy, the valued support of the African Union Commission (AUC) and a comfortable majority of African governments and furthermore widespread support from such leading African organisations as AfriNIC, AfTLD, ITU, UNECA and Nepad.

The .africa gTLD aims to bring the continent together as an internet community under one umbrella allowing e-commerce, technology and infrastructure to flourish. This is a truly African initiative established by Africans for the World.