With the .ASIA domain landrush in late February of this year and the 2006 launch of the .EU extension, there begs room for speculation if a .AFRICA extension will ever be created. The odds are not in favor of it based on the current economic and humanitarian crises troubling the African continent. Don’t be caught putting all your eggs in one basket any time soon.

Before a general .AFRICA extension can be implemented, a lot of work must be put into making the internet more accessible in the region, with a broader goal of ultimately developing the specific country code extensions. According to statistics available at internetworldstats.com and compiled from the US Census Bureau, data published by Nielsen//NetRatings and other local sources, Africa only amounts for about 3.5% of all internet users in the world, with less than 5% of the African population having access to the internet.

The above is part of an article published by Sedo. The full article is available from Sedo at www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1722.