The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations.
It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depending on the registrar.
The Sunrise period is opened to those trademark holders registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse
The next phrase is “landrush” which a Early Access Program (EAP)
The EAP is currently open and continues until July 31th, 2017 in 5 phases.
Here are the time frames and cost for each of the EAP periods according to 101domain.com the cost
Current – Starting at 5,999.00 USD; 04 Jun 2017 – Early Access Phase 1 until 09 Jun 2017 21:59 UTC
Upcoming – Starting at 2,499.00 USD; 11 Jun 2017 – Early Access Phase 2 until 16 Jun 2017 21:59 UTC
Upcoming – Starting at 1,299.00 USD; 18 Jun 2017 – Early Access Phase 3 until 23 Jun 2017 21:59 UTC
Upcoming – Starting at 649.00 USD; 25 Jun 2017 – Early Access Phase 4 until 30 Jun 2017 21:59 UTC
Upcoming – Starting at 200.00 USD; 03 Jul 2017 – Early Access Phase 5 until 31 Jul 2017 23:59 UTC
Of course there are premium domain names as well, which maybe priced at a higher cost or simply not available.
General Availability will open on August 1st and appear to be priced for a non-premium domain at around $28 a year
As you might expect Apple, Google and other tech company’s registered a fair number of domain names; European brands seem to have a big presence.
As usual in Sunrise some seemly generic words got registered as well including Rich.Africa which is currently parked at Sedo.
Here are the domain names registered in Sunrise:
01net.africa
2wls.africa
7-eleven.africa
a-plus.africa
a16z.africa
absa.africa
acaciaeconomics.africa
acbf.africa
acidac.africa
ackermans.africa
actom.africa
adams-adams.africa
adamsadams.africa
adamsandadams.africa
adaptit.africa
adsense.africa
adwords.africa
afgri.africa
afreximbank.africa
afrimax.africa
afrimaxgroup.africa
afrimaxvodafonepartner.africa
afritec.africa
agco.africa
ageloc.africa
agr.africa
ahri.africa
airwatch.africa
alamo.africa
alexa.africa
allangray.africa
alldata.africa
allianz.africa
allsome.africa
allsomebrands.africa
alphabet.africa
alsa.africa
alsacecroisieres.africa
altech.africa
alten.africa
altron.africa
altrontmt.africa
amadeus.africa
amakhosi.africa
amazon.africa
ambassador.africa
amcard.africa
americanracing.africa
amorim.africa
amorimcork.africa
andreessenhorowitz.africa
andrew.africa
android.africa
angloamerican.africa
anotech.africa
antworks.africa
aplus.africa
apple.africa
applecare.africa
appleid.africa
applemusic.africa
applenews.africa
applepay.africa
applestore.africa
appletv.africa
applewallet.africa
applewatch.africa
appstore.africa
april.africa
aptonia.africa
arrowaltech.africa
artengo.africa
ascoma.africa
asda.africa
ashburton.africa
asos.africa
assaabloy.africa
astorg.africa
atlanta.africa
atlanta-assurances.africa
atlas.africa
atlassian.africa
atxseries.africa
autoanything.africa
autocad.africa
autodesk.africa
autoglass.africa
autotrader.africa
autozone.africa
avi.africa
aws.africa
axa.africa
axe.africa
babyguess.africa
bagshaw.africa
baidu.africa
bakers.africa
balmain.africa
bardoline.africa
barry-callebaut.africa
barrycallebaut.africa
bata.africa
bayer.africa
bbc.africa
bbf.africa
bbfsafety.africa
bbonline.africa
bcge.africa
bcx.africa
beats.africa
beier.africa
beierenvirotec.africa
beierindustries.africa
beiersafetyfootwear.africa
beiersdorf.africa
bellequipment.africa
belron.africa
bensdorp.africa
berfin.africa
beric.africa
besthealth.africa
betwin.africa
bfmbusiness.africa
bfmtv.africa
bickids.africa
bidvest.africa
bidvest-bank.africa
bidvestbank.africa
biogaran.africa
biomerieux.africa
bitbucket.africa
bituline.africa
bizcommunity.africa
bizconnect.africa
blackmoon.africa
blogger.africa
bluebean.africa
blueribbon.africa
bme.africa
bmw-i.africa
bmw-m.africa
bmw-motorrad.africa
bmwi.africa
bmwm.africa
bmwmotorrad.africa
bobst.africa
boltfix.africa
bona.africa
bonnox.africa
bono.africa
bosch.africa
boston.africa
boulanger.africa
bova.africa
bowmans.africa
bpl.africa
braintree.africa
brandleadership.africa
brandleadershipacademy.africa
bravura.africa
bridel.africa
britelite.africa
btwin.africa
builders.africa
bullbrand.africa
busy.africa
bytes.africa
cacao-barry.africa
cacaobarry.africa
callebaut.africa
calzedonia.africa
cambridgefood.africa
campsbayvilla.africa
canal.africa
canal-box.africa
canal-olympia.africa
canalbox.africa
canalolympia.africa
cani.africa
capen.africa
caperlan.africa
capfin.africa
capitec.africa
capitecbank.africa
caravan.africa
caravantours.africa
carfind.africa
cargill.africa
carglass.africa
caron.africa
carplay.africa
carvela.africa
cash-plus.africa
cashconverters.africa
casio.africa
casmara.africa
cassava.africa
castrol.africa
cbi.africa
cbielectric.africa
cecil.africa
celia.africa
cezin.africa
chain-reaction.africa
chainreaction.africa
chanel.africa
chaumet.africa
chocolate-academy.africa
chocolateacademy.africa
chomi.africa
christiandior.africa
chrome.africa
cinabac.africa
cinemax.africa
ciro.africa
citroen.africa
cliffordchance.africa
cma-cgm.africa
cmacgm.africa
cmgp.africa
cmi.africa
cmpe.africa
cobb.africa
cocoa-horizons.africa
cocoahorizons.africa
coinworld.africa
colorado.africa
commerzbank.africa
commscope.africa
comsearch.africa
comstor.africa
confluence.africa
connect4life.africa
converse.africa
core.africa
cowbell.africa
crayola.africa
croisieurope.africa
croisifamille.africa
croisimer.africa
croisimusique.africa
croisirando.africa
croisivoyages.africa
croisiyacht.africa
ctm.africa
cunard.africa
curvation.africa
dacia.africa
danfoss.africa
datatec.africa
datsun.africa
decathlon.africa
deichmann.africa
dekalb.africa
dekro.africa
dekster.africa
delmas.africa
denny.africa
designindaba.africa
despetitshauts.africa
diamond-trust.africa
diamondtrust.africa
diclomax.africa
dionwired.africa
dior.africa
disney.africa
dlapiper.africa
dlite.africa
domini.africa
domyos.africa
dowjones.africa
drawtex.africa
drawtexhealthcare.africa
drillerschoice.africa
dudley.africa
dunns.africa
duralast.africa
easybreath.africa
ebay.africa
ebucks.africa
ecocash.africa
edun.africa
eduroam.africa
ekamant.africa
elitemodellook.africa
ellisbrown.africa
elvin.africa
energynrj.africa
engie.africa
ens.africa
enterprise.africa
entrepreneur.africa
environ.africa
environskincare.africa
envirotec.africa
epson.africa
equifax.africa
erector.africa
ericsson.africa
essilor.africa
eucerin.africa
eutelsat.africa
ewallet.africa
expan.africa
exphar.africa
facebook.africa
facetime.africa
faidika.africa
fastnet.africa
fdc.africa
fendt.africa
festo.africa
fiaformula2.africa
finchoice.africa
fire.africa
firmenich.africa
firstnationalbank.africa
firstrand.africa
fischer.africa
fiveroses.africa
flash.africa
fluctine.africa
flysaa.africa
fnac.africa
fnb.africa
fonechoice.africa
foreverpartofyourjourney.africa
formula4.africa
formulae.africa
fouganza.africa
fox.africa
foxsports.africa
frams.africa
freelancers.africa
freon.africa
frequentfreighter.africa
freshpak.africa
frisco.africa
fruitoftheloom.africa
fuel.africa
fujifilm.africa
furnmart.africa
futurelife.africa
futuresmart.africa
futuresmartmining.africa
g-shock.africa
game.africa
gateway.africa
gbyguess.africa
genflu.africa
genious.africa
genpharm.africa
genpharma.africa
genpress.africa
genstat.africa
geodis.africa
geonaute.africa
gerflor.africa
getsmarter.africa
gfi.africa
glacier.africa
glassmedic.africa
glyset.africa
gmail.africa
goldwagen.africa
google.africa
gotv.africa
gowild.africa
gran.africa
gre.africa
greencross.africa
grocapital.africa
guess.africa
guesskids.africa
gulli.africa
gyproc.africa
hachette.africa
hallmark.africa
hansgrohe.africa
harvard.africa
harvarduniversity.africa
harveytile.africa
hbo.africa
herbertsmithfreehills.africa
hespress.africa
hillsong.africa
hilti.africa
hitmusiconly.africa
hitradio.africa
hollard.africa
homeboxoffice.africa
homechoice.africa
homecorp.africa
homeserve.africa
honeywell.africa
houseofcoffees.africa
hsf.africa
hug-in-a-mug.africa
huggies.africa
ibooks.africa
ibooksstore.africa
icloud.africa
importitall.africa
indigobrands.africa
indigocosmetics.africa
inesis.africa
infiniti.africa
infomediaire.africa
ingenico.africa
inlex.africa
innovent.africa
instagram.africa
instax.africa
intel.africa
internetsummit.africa
intimissimi.africa
investec.africa
inyati.africa
ipad.africa
iphone.africa
ipidi.africa
ipod.africa
iptwins.africa
iridium.africa
ischool.africa
istore.africa
italtile.africa
itiwit.africa
itunes.africa
itunesstore.africa
iwisa.africa
jackdaniels.africa
jcdecaux.africa
jdsports.africa
jerzees.africa
jiffylube.africa
jira.africa
jobtrust.africa
johncraig.africa
johnsoncontrols.africa
jola.africa
jotun.africa
jumbo.africa
jump.africa
kaizerchiefs.africa
kalenji.africa
kansaiplascon.africa
kcdigistore.africa
kcmobile.africa
kctv.africa
kganya.africa
kiabi.africa
kindle.africa
kingoftrainers.africa
kipsta.africa
kleinconstantia.africa
kmcwheels.africa
konicaminolta.africa
koss.africa
kotex.africa
kpmg.africa
krugernationalpark.africa
krugerrand.africa
krytox.africa
kurtgeiger.africa
kwese.africa
kyknet.africa
lacoste.africa
lactalis.africa
lactel.africa
lafite.africa
lagardere.africa
lancewood.africa
laprophan.africa
laufen.africa
lcm.africa
lego.africa
lemaitre.africa
lenovofinancialservices.africa
letshego.africa
levaquin.africa
libertymutual.africa
libstar.africa
liedekerke.africa
lierac.africa
lifeproof.africa
lifetime.africa
lil-lets.africa
lilyoffrance.africa
livescore.africa
lloyds.africa
lloydsoflondon.africa
lockheed.africa
lockheedmartin.africa
lodes.africa
logicalis.africa
lomet.africa
longchamp.africa
loot.africa
losacar.africa
lustral.africa
lutzville.africa
luxeradio.africa
m-pesa.africa
macbook.africa
macintosh.africa
macos.africa
mafra.africa
makro.africa
manhattan.africa
manoloblahnik.africa
marciano.africa
markmonitor.africa
marvil.africa
masseyferguson.africa
massmart.africa
mayford.africa
mazars.africa
media24.africa
medias24.africa
medibucks.africa
medikredit.africa
melody.africa
melvilledouglas.africa
merck.africa
mesidor.africa
metropolitan.africa
mezzo.africa
mi-gso.africa
michaelkors.africa
microsoft.africa
miele.africa
mifitlife.africa
mikeskitchen.africa
minelab.africa
mini.africa
miriammakeba.africa
misterbread.africa
miwaylife.africa
mizuno.africa
modixa.africa
moja.africa
mojaafricaconnect.africa
momentum.africa
mona-lisa.africa
monalisa.africa
monsanto.africa
mookh.africa
motometal.africa
motul.africa
mouton.africa
moutoncadet.africa
movingforward.africa
mrbread.africa
mtn.africa
muji.africa
mwabu.africa
mweb.africa
myistore.africa
mynrj.africa
nabaiji.africa
nafion.africa
namaqua.africa
nampak.africa
nandos.africa
nap.africa
natgeo.africa
nationalbrands.africa
nationalgeographic.africa
ndlovu.africa
neotel.africa
netone.africa
netstar.africa
neucoat.africa
new-look.africa
newfeel.africa
newlook.africa
news24.africa
nexans.africa
nifegen.africa
nifox.africa
nike.africa
ninaroche.africa
nisimexgroup.africa
nismo.africa
nissan.africa
nivea.africa
niveamen.africa
nodus.africa
nofebril.africa
nominate.africa
normet.africa
nostalgie.africa
novusgroup.africa
nrj.africa
nrj12.africa
nrjhits.africa
nrjmobile.africa
nunu.africa
nuskin.africa
nutanix.africa
nutriology.africa
nuvivax.africa
nuvu.africa
nyala.africa
ocp.africa
ocpfoundation.africa
ocpgroup.africa
ocppolicycenter.africa
ocpskills.africa
oculusrift.africa
oculusvr.africa
ohsoheavenly.africa
oldoak.africa
omegen.africa
omnia.africa
onbiz.africa
onduclair.africa
onduline.africa
onduvilla.africa
oneday.africa
oneplan.africa
opteon.africa
orao.africa
orix.africa
otterbox.africa
outshock.africa
outsourcia.africa
pactilis.africa
paladin.africa
pamgolding.africa
parmalat.africa
patagonia.africa
patagoniaprovisions.africa
patleys.africa
paypal.africa
payu.africa
pbmr.africa
pennzoil.africa
pep.africa
pepkor.africa
peugeot.africa
pgglass.africa
pharmanex.africa
phatisa.africa
philippestarck.africa
philips.africa
phosboucraa.africa
phosboucraafoundation.africa
phumelela.africa
phytoparis.africa
piaget.africa
picot.africa
pierre-balmain.africa
pierrebalmain.africa
pinsentmasons.africa
plascon.africa
pocruises.africa
polo.africa
porsche.africa
potex.africa
presles.africa
prime.africa
problemsolved.africa
prosegur.africa
proteachemicals.africa
protec.africa
provita.africa
prudential.africa
qlink.africa
qrent.africa
qstore.africa
quechua.africa
quick.africa
radionostalgia.africa
radionostalgie.africa
rakuten.africa
ralphlauren.africa
randmerchantbank.africa
rcs.africa
red.africa
redbull.africa
redus.africa
registry.africa
relais-chateaux.africa
relaischateaux.africa
remax.africa
renault.africa
rendeavour.africa
resmed.africa
reuters.africa
rhino.africa
rhodes.africa
rialto.africa
rich.africa
richbond.africa
riso.africa
rma.africa
rma-assistance.africa
rma-assurance.africa
rma-assurances.africa
rmaassistance.africa
rmaassurance.africa
rmaassurances.africa
rmassistance.africa
rmassurance.africa
rmassurances.africa
rmb.africa
rmbprivatebank.africa
rmcdecouverte.africa
rmcsport.africa
roam.africa
robuststructure.africa
roca.africa
rolex.africa
rolls-royce.africa
rolls-roycemotorcars.africa
rollsroyce.africa
romi.africa
rosedeal.africa
rosettastone.africa
rothschild.africa
rouiba.africa
roundup.africa
rouse.africa
rpc.africa
rubix.africa
russell.africa
russellathletic.africa
rustrite.africa
saa.africa
sabn.africa
saco.africa
saffronbrowne.africa
safol.africa
samint.africa
samras.africa
samsclub.africa
samson.africa
samsung.africa
sanlam.africa
sanparks.africa
santam.africa
sappi.africa
sarb.africa
sasolwax.africa
saverite.africa
sawubona.africa
sbg.africa
sbgsecurities.africa
sbib.africa
schneider-electric.africa
schneiderelectric.africa
scoutpaints.africa
seacom.africa
selekane.africa
seloger.africa
seminis.africa
servier.africa
sextrader.africa
shell.africa
shield.africa
shoecity.africa
showroomprive.africa
shu.africa
sima.africa
simba.africa
siri.africa
sisi.africa
sjn.africa
skye.africa
smollan.africa
snowflake.africa
solognac.africa
somfy.africa
sona.africa
sophos.africa
sourcetree.africa
southafricanairways.africa
southafricanbanknotecompany.africa
southafricanreservebank.africa
spalding.africa
spitz.africa
spoor.africa
spoor-fisher.africa
spoorandfisher.africa
spoorfisher.africa
stanbic.africa
stanbicbank.africa
stanbicibtc.africa
standard.africa
standardbank.africa
standardlesothobank.africa
starbucks.africa
starck.africa
statoil.africa
studentachiever.africa
sub.africa
subea.africa
sulrid.africa
sunbet.africa
suncity.africa
suncola.africa
sunfoil.africa
sunfoilcanola.africa
sunfoilpalm.africa
sunfoilplatinum.africa
suninternational.africa
sunkist.africa
sunquick.africa
sunshined.africa
suntop.africa
superc.africa
superiorchoices.africa
supersport.africa
supersun.africa
supraler.africa
swift.africa
symphos.africa
systimax.africa
tamtam.africa
techcentral.africa
teflon.africa
teledyne.africa
telia.africa
telkom.africa
telquel.africa
tencent.africa
tenpay.africa
teraco.africa
teva.africa
tezenis.africa
tfs.africa
thecapeherbandspicecompany.africa
thecrazystore.africa
therefinery.africa
thermocool.africa
thexfactor.africa
thrive.africa
thule.africa
ti-pure.africa
timberland.africa
timezol.africa
toefl.africa
toeic.africa
toofreshtoflop.africa
topdog.africa
topt.africa
toro.africa
tosoni.africa
total.africa
tourcom.africa
travelguard.africa
tribord.africa
trinco.africa
trudon.africa
truworths.africa
tudor.africa
tudorwatch.africa
tupperware.africa
tupperwarebrands.africa
tvos.africa
ucount.africa
uec.africa
underarmour.africa
unigro.africa
unilever.africa
universalhealthcare.africa
v-track.africa
vandawaterfront.africa
varilux.africa
vassarette.africa
vawaterfront.africa
venmo.africa
vente-privee.africa
vesta.africa
vigicert.africa
vigil.africa
vindeconstance.africa
vintales.africa
virbac.africa
visiativ.africa
viton.africa
viva.africa
vivendi.africa
vmware.africa
vodacom.africa
vodafone.africa
vogue.africa
volkswagen.africa
vox.africa
vp.africa
wacoal.africa
wal-mart.africa
walmart.africa
watchos.africa
waterfront.africa
wayne.africa
waynegumboots.africa
waynesafety.africa
wechat.africa
wedze.africa
werksmans.africa
wesbank.africa
westcon.africa
westernunion.africa
whatsapp.africa
wheelpros.africa
whoswho.africa
wiko.africa
wildcard.africa
willards.africa
willowton.africa
willowtongroup.africa
willowtonlogistics.africa
willowtonoil.africa
wooga.africa
worldtradecenter.africa
xdseries.africa
xfactor.africa
xoom.africa
yale.africa
yellowwoods.africa
youtube.africa
zazzle.africa
zelip.africa
zentiva.africa
zenzulu.africa
zifar.africa
zippo.africa
zone.africa
Hans says
All defensive.
Only .com works!!! #Worthless.Domains
James Kite says
And yet here I am getting people finding me via the new extensions, go figure.
Hans says
if you had a .com they would find you even better.
James Kite says
I have a .com and I can assure you that you are wrong on that front.
Of course, if I had a category killer .com you would have a point, but I can’t afford such a Beastie…on the other hand, the new extensions provided me the opportunity to acquire aesthetically pleasing and very relevant domains.
The only missing ingredient is public awareness , but that was true for .com in the beginning as well.
And while you may well harp on about the effort of having to promote a new extension, as it is part of my banter, the results are promising (I don’t need to sell them on the extension, I am selling them on me) and in time I expect to see an upswing in awareness for the new extensions just as when .com was replaced by .com.au in my neck of the woods.
Enjoy wearing your blinkers, the rest of us are going to evaluate the opportunity presented.
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HIGHEST.DOMAINS says
Africa is big, population ia high, internet is growing.
In the long run, this TLD will have a great future.
BTʬʬʬ They have a beautiful logo.
HIGHEST.DOMAINS says
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Kevin says
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