Register your .RW identity online
Unique Rwandan online identity
Look no further than a .rw domain! Owning a unique web address set your apart in a crowded digital marketplace while displaying the deep connection you have with Rwanda. Get your .RW domain now and stand out.
Global reach
With a .rw domain name, you can expand the reach of your business beyond Rwanda and tap into a global audience. This helps position your website as Rwandan and enables you to tap into a local and international audience.
Professional email addresses
With a.rw domain name, you can create email addresses that are appropriate for your business and website, such as info@yourbusiness.rw. This will improve your company’s reputation with clients and enhance your authenticity.
1. Application letter sent by email attention to the Chief Executive Officer.
2. Company’s Profile detailing your company’s operations, location and abilities.
In particular, the company profile should include :
2. Company’s Profile detailing your company’s operations, location and abilities.
In particular, the company profile should include :
- Your experience in DNS and DNS server management.
- At least two (2) DNS servers that your company manages.
- A list of domain names hosted on the nameservers.
- A company registration certificate from the Registrar’s office.
- A company TIN (Tax Identification Number) or an official company registration number.
3. The company’s system should be EPP compliant.
RICTA Executive Management will evaluate your application within two(2) working days and respond with an approval or Rejection. If your application is approved, your organization and RICTA shall sign the “Registry – Registrar Agreement” after paying the advance payment as specified in the applicable price list.
NB : To become an accredited Registrar, it is NOT required that your organization have local presence ; an office within the country, Rwanda
REGISTRARS IN AFRICA
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RW Rules for Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Please be advised that the .RW Policy and Rules shall become effective on December 1, 2024
FAQs
A registrar is an accredited organization that sells domain names to the public (It can be referred to as a Reseller). Some have the ability to sell top-level domain names (TLDs) like .com, .net, and .org or country-code top-level domain names (ccTLD) such as .RW, .CA, .EU or others.
A registrant is the person, company or organization that registers a domain name. All registrants manage their domain names through their registrars. When you register a domain name, you become a registrant.
A Domain name is a text-based name used to identify an Internet space. A domain name can have multiple services such as a website, a mail service, etc. associated and/or built onto it [domain name]
“.RW” domain names are registered through RICTA accredited registrars. RICTA maintains the complete list of its accredited registrars at this URL https://ricta.org.rw/registrars
Yes. This is called domain name transfer.
First, you, the domain name owner (registrant) has to identify the new (gaining) registrar you want to work with. The new (gaining) registrar, through an official request from RICTA registry systems, issue a domain name transfer request to the old (losing) registrar. Once the old (losing) registrar agrees, the domain name is transferred.
About whois
Whois is a widely used Internet record listing that identifies who owns a domain and how to get in contact with them.
A Whois domain lookup allows you to trace the ownership and tenure of a domain name. Similar to how all houses are registered with a governing authority, all domain name registries maintain a record of information about every domain name purchased through them, along with who owns it, and the date till which it has been purchased.
The Whois database contains details such as the registration date of the domain name, when it expires, ownership and contact information, nameserver information of the domain, the registrar via which the domain was purchased, etc.
Enter the domain or IP address for which you would like to conduct a Whois lookup in the search box above. We will query the appropriate database and provide a recent record.
If you have purchased a domain, the information stored with your Domain registrar is what is passed on to the Registry for the Whois database. Get in touch with your Registrar to make changes to the Whois contact information for each of your domains.
If the owner of a Domain name has used the privacy protection services of their Registrar, some details may be hidden within the Whois lookup results. Additionally, some Registries proactively conceal some information in order to comply with local data privacy protection laws.
You can check the availability of a domain name by searching for it on the Whois database. It will give you the status of whether the domain name that you are looking for is available or not. Doing this for multiple domain names over time can help you build a list of available domain names.
According to the rules established by ICANN, Registrars are expected to maintain the accuracy of the domain name owner’s contact details in the Whois database. Most Registrars use the details provided by the buyer at the time the Domain was registered.
