.africa.com Domain Name Information

.africa.com domain names are available for 1 and 2 year(s).

The domain registration time frame for .africa.com during general availability is Instant.

.africa.com Domain Names must:

• have minimum of 2 and a maximum of 63 characters;
• begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
• use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
• neither begin with, nor end with a dash;
• not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.africa.com); and
• not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.africa.com).

DNSSEC is available for .africa.com domain. Enabling DNSSEC will protect .africa.com domain names against counterfeit DNS data by providing origin authentication and integrity protection on that data. DNSSEC can be configured in your domain name's DNS panel.

Trustee Service is not available for .africa.com extension. Trustee Service can help satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.

Because Trustee Service is non-transferable, you must update your ownership according to .africa.com requirements before a transfer out can be started.

Yes. You can activate Private Registration during the purchase of a new .africa.com domain.

In accordance with ICANN, Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) have a 40 day "Grace period" in which a domain name can be renewed without incurring an additional fee. Its important to note however that your domain will no longer resolve on the day it expires. After the 40 day grace period, there is a 30 day "Redemption Period" in which you can renew your domain name for an additional $150 USD. Disclaimer: This domain is not one of the official second-level category domains administered by the official top level registry. A holder of a sub-domain under {extension} is solely dependent on the decisions made by the holder of {extension}, {Registry Name}. Some alternative domains are not generic TLDs, and grace periods are based on the country. Different terms and fees set forth by the holder may also apply when renewing a {extension} domain name after it expires.

CentralNic Ltd. manages the registration of domain names with the .africa.com domain.

You may visit them here: CentralNic.