.rw

.rw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Rwanda.

.rw

Introduced	21 October 1996
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	RICTA
Sponsor	RICTA
Intended use	Entities connected with  Rwanda
Actual use	Gets some use, mostly in Rwanda.
Structure	Registrations are directly at second level
Documents	Registrar agreement Policies
Dispute policies	UDRP
Registry website	RICTA

Second-level domains

In addition to registering a Rwanda domain name directly under .rw, RICTA, through accredited and registered registrars, offers as well the following second level domains:

Second-level domain zones	Type of organization
.rw	None (any general purpose domain name)
.co.rw	Commercial and Business Organizations
.org.rw	Not-for-profit and/or Non-Government Organizations
.net.rw	Network Infrastructure Providers
.ac.rw	Rwanda Academic Institutions. Authorization must be issued by the Ministry of Education or the Rwanda Education Board
.gov.rw	Government of Rwanda Institutions. Authorization must be issued by the Office of The President.
.mil.rw	Reserved for the Rwanda Defense Forces
.coop.rw	Rwanda Cooperatives. Authorization must be issued by the Rwanda Cooperative Agency.
.ltd.rw	Rwanda Limited Companies. Authorization must be issued by the Rwanda Development Board

History

The .rw country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Rwanda was created around 1996.^[1] It was managed and operated under a Swiss company by a Belgian entrepreneur named Frédéric Grégoire. In 2005, the Rwanda Internet Community and Technology Alliance (RICTA) started a legal process to retain the domain name and operate it locally in Rwanda. They were finally able to achieve this in 2012.^[2]