Register your .africa domain by simply selecting a provider from our list of Accredited Registrars www.registry.africa, create an account within their portal, and use their search tool to confirm that your desired domain name is available. Then complete their internal transaction processes, including paying for the domain name via the registrar’s portal. Once the transaction is processed, your new digital identity will be active and you may then use it for emails, creating your website to sell your products and services, etc.
Le prix d'un domaine .africa est déterminé par le bureau d'enregistrement que vous choisissez. En général, vous pouvez vous attendre à ce que le nom de domaine soit soumis à un ou plusieurs des frais suivants :
Ultimately, the products and services you require from your selected registrar determine your domain name costs.
The Registry offers several rights protection mechanisms, some of which we mention here, without any particular order of preference.
Vous devrez suivre la procédure publiée sur notre site web en utilisant le lien fourni : https://registry.africa/onboarding-process/. There are a series of steps that you will progress through to ensure that you have the technical, legal, financial, and administrative resources and competencies before you are allowed to provision .africa domain names. Note that only ICANN-accredited registrar(s) with an IANA number must pursue the onboarding process. Please contact us at support@registry.africa and provide your IANA ID and registrar name as per ICANN accreditation. We will reply with a sign-up link that you can use to start your onboarding.
You may reach out to Registry Africa’s legal team to determine this matter, as it depends on whether the model you are proposing includes multiple separate registrar or reseller accounts. Email legal@registry.africa pour plus d'informations.
Le même accord s'appliquera à .Joburg, .Durban et .CapeTown. Un accord distinct, mais très similaire, sera conclu pour le domaine .africa.
Vous pouvez contacter l'équipe juridique du registre pour déterminer cette question, car elle dépend de la question de savoir si le modèle que vous proposez comprend plusieurs comptes distincts de registraire ou de revendeur. Courriel legal@registry.africa pour plus d'informations.
Oui, les remboursements au titre du délai de grâce sont traités pendant le délai de grâce supplémentaire (AGP), ce qui signifie que vous pouvez demander un remboursement cinq jours calendaires après l'enregistrement initial du nom de domaine. Le registre remboursera le compte du bureau d'enregistrement que vous avez choisi si le domaine est supprimé au cours de cette période.
The Registry manages credit and fraud through defined credit limits, real-time monitoring, transaction controls, anomaly detection, and swift suspension or investigation of suspicious registrar activities.
Yes, their monthly billing will contain detailed itemized transactions, fees, credits, refunds, and adjustments per domain name, enabling reconciliation, audit verification, dispute resolution, and transparent financial accountability. You can access the registrar’s online account at any time to download historical financial documentation.
La facturation dans un registre de noms de domaine s'effectue par le biais d'une comptabilité automatisée basée sur les transactions et liée au système de registre, généralement de la manière suivante :
Cela garantit une gestion financière précise, vérifiable et transparente entre le registre et les bureaux d'enregistrement accrédités.
Each registrar will be associated with a dedicated account to facilitate this type of billing process.
Nous nous engageons à aider nos partenaires à se développer. Le registre fournit un ensemble complet d'outils de marketing conçus pour vous aider à promouvoir et à vendre efficacement les domaines .africa à vos clients.
Ce à quoi vous pouvez accéder :
.africa domains are provisioned and managed using the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) over secure connections, in accordance with ICANN technical standards
Registrars must use mutual TLS authentication, strong credential management, and IP whitelisting as prescribed by the registry’s technical specifications.
Yes, .africa supports DNSSEC. While DNSSEC is not mandatory for all its accredited registrars, they are encouraged to apply DNSSEC provisions as a way of ensuring that users are directed to authentic, unaltered, or tampered .africa websites. It also builds trust in the namespace by preventing attacks that include cache poisoning and man-in-the-middle interferences.
The registry enforces rate limits on EPP commands to ensure system stability. Excessive or abusive command usage may result in the throttling or temporary suspension of registry services, necessitating the application of rate limitations.
Name server updates are managed via EPP commands and are subject to validation to ensure DNS integrity and prevent misconfiguration.
WHOIS and RDAP are both services used to look up domain name registration information (domain name, registrar details and nameserver info), but they are not the same. WHOIS is the older, unstructured, and less secure system, while RDAP is the modern, secure, and structured replacement that supports controlled access and complies with data protection laws. As promoted by ICANN, RDAP is the future standard, with WHOIS gradually being phased out.
To ensure accredited registrars can prepare for and mitigate potential disruptions, all planned maintenance and incidents are communicated through registrar notices, email alerts, the registrar portal, and the official status page at https://status.registry.africa/.
.africa registry data is deposited with an ICANN-approved data escrow provider as a contractual obligation on a regular basis to ensure continuity and recovery in the event of a registry failure.
The registry monitors and responds to DNS abuse and technical threats by using automated detection tools and reports to identify issues like phishing, malware, and abnormal traffic, then assessing and classifying the risk before working with registrars to take action such as suspension or remediation, escalating critical cases where necessary, and continuously tracking and improving response processes to protect the stability and security of the DNS ecosystem.
Registrars have access to dedicated technical support, including a helpdesk, escalation procedures for critical incidents, and technical documentation within the registrar portal. Use support@registry.africa for all queries.
