.ml

Introduced	29 September 1993
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Freenom
Sponsor	Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
Intended use	Entities connected with  Mali
Actual use	Sees some use in Mali and few websites about machine learning use it. The use is rare elsewhere
Registration restrictions	Yes, for free domains only
Structure	Registrations are at third level beneath various second-level names
Documents	Registration Agreement (free domains) Registration Agreement (paid domains)
Dispute policies	UDRP (paid domains only)
Registry website	www.point.ml

.ml is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali.

History

The domain was initially managed by Sotelma, a Malian telecommunications company. After Sotelma was privatised in 2009, the .ml zone was redelegated by IANA to the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC), a Malian government agency, and the process completed in 2013.^[1] The agency then announced that it would give away .ml domains for free with a view to improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in Mali. It is the first African nation to start giving away domains for free.^[2][3][4]

Second-level domains

Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:

• .net.ml: Internet providers
• .org.ml: Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration
• .edu.ml: Local schools
• .gov.ml: Governmental organisations
• .presse.ml:^[5] Local press