The African continent has finally gotten its own generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) named dot Africa. It is hoped that it will give Africa an opportunity to forge a unique online identity which will associate products, services and information with the continent and people of Africa. It took about 8 years to make the dot Africa project a story of success. Both the incoming and the outgoing chairpersons of the AU commission have launched this important initiative. CGTN's Girum Chala reports.