Africa DNS Forum 2025
10 December 2025
Accra, Ghana
THEME
Resiliency of the DNS in Africa.
The Africa DNS Forum aims to help the domain name industry in Africa to grow at a competitive rate and ensure that the continent is on par with the rest of the world. The Domain Name System (DNS) forum offers participants opportunities to network with other stakeholders and industry experts, discuss business, technical, and policy aspects of the industry, understand ICANN’s role in shaping the future of the Internet and learn new approaches to establish and expand online presence
Learn new approaches to establish and expand online presence
Discuss business, technical, and policy aspects of the industry
Network with other stakeholders and industry experts
Understand ICANN’s role in shaping the future of the Internet
Why Attend?
The forum aims to accelerate growth of Africa’s domain name industry and align it with global standards. Despite efforts by stakeholders, domain uptake remains low ICANN’s 2016 and 2021 studies recorded just over 5 million registrations across a population of 1 billion. This highlights the industry’s low penetration compared to other regions. The organizers emphasize collaboration to build a strong, resilient DNS ecosystem and to address the opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs and stakeholders in Africa.
Who should Attend?
The forum targets ccTLD registries, registrars (local and ICANN accredited), resellers, Incubators, registrants, DNS experts, government representatives, ICT service providers, universities, financial institutions, Insurance companies, Intellectual Properties Specialists, lawyers, Law Enforcement Agencies, business Sectors, consulting businesses, academia and domain name system investors drawn from the African continent and other parts of the world.
What is Expected Outcomes
- Providing insights into new developments in the Domain Name Ecosystem in Africa and globally
- Identification of strategic action points key to the growth of the domain name ecosystem in Africa
- Promote the 3R Model for the competition and open market and avoid monopoly.
- Strengthening stakeholder engagement in the Africa Domain Name ecosystem
- Encouraging the emergence of new local actors in the DNS market
- Attract more investors and businesses into the DNS industry in Africa
- Greater awareness of the factors impeding the growth of the Africa Domain Name ecosystem among the relevant stakeholders through the dissemination of critical information
- Improve Regulation Mechanism for Data Protection and African DNS Market
- Enable networking among African ccTLD registries
- Facilitate the promotion of local content
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