Some stories feel like they were written by fate. Others feel like they were written by a bored comedy writer. My story with africanindependence.com is a bit of both.

Let’s go back to the beginning.

Years ago, I owned africaindependence.com — yes, without the “n”. From 2007 to 2012, it was mine. I had plans for it, ideas, visions… and then life happened. The domain slipped away, and before I could blink, someone else grabbed it.

Today, that same domain is still held hostage — proudly listed for $8,888. A price tag so random and so ridiculous that it almost deserves applause.

But that’s only half the story.

Because in 2013, another domain hunter appeared. This one grabbed the correctly spelled version:

africanindependence.com

And of course, he didn’t want to use it. He wanted to sell it.

For $2,500 to $3,000. For almost nine years.

Nine years of waiting. Nine years of hoping. Nine years of “surely someone will pay thousands for this domain”.

Spoiler: No one did.

Not a historian. Not a museum. Not a professor. Not even a random guy who typed the wrong thing into Google at 3 AM.

And then, in 2021, the universe decided to have a little fun.

The owner gave up.

After nearly a decade of trying to sell it, he simply let africanindependence.com expire. No drama. No bidding war. No last‑minute rescue.

It fell straight back into the open domain pool.

And I?

I was right there. At the perfect moment. By pure chance.

I saw it. I clicked. I registered it.

And suddenly, the domain that had been overpriced, over‑hoarded, and over‑ignored for years was mine — not the old one I lost, but the correctly spelled version I should have had from the start.

No $3,000. No negotiations. No stress. Just: click — welcome home.

Sometimes karma works in mysterious ways. Sometimes it works through domain expiration dates.

⭐ The best part?

I didn’t just get a domain back. I got a better one:

• correctly spelled

• clean

• free of hoarders

• and ready for a real Pan‑African project with purpose

Meanwhile, the old domain I lost is still sitting there at $8,888, gathering dust, waiting for a buyer who will probably never come.

But africanindependence.com? That one came back to me — and it feels like it always belonged with me.