Daniel Berhane

PM Meles Zenawi’s location: Addis Ababa, Belgium or Germany?

The Ethiopian government remained tight-lipped on Tuesday regarding the location of Prime Minister, though his deputy confirmed on Monday that…

On Meles Zenawi’s health | Is the Premier back in town?

Ethiopian government confirmed PM Meles Zenawi’s illness and that he is out of the country. In a statement to Bloomberg…

PM Meles Zenawi’s health: How critical could it be?

By now, talks about the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s health could not be dismissed as mere rumors. Of course, the rumor…

Breaking-news: Parliament adopts Telecom law, affirms Skype’s legality

The Ethiopian Parliament approved the draft Proclamation on Telecom Fraud Offences as Proclamation 761/2012 this afternoon. The draft legislation was…

On Skype | RSF retracts its statement, makes more errors | Ethiopia

RSF (Reporter sans Frontière/Reporter without Borders) publicly retracted its erroneous allegation concerning VOIP use in Ethiopia, in a press statement…

The status of Ethiopia’s electricity export plans | The Africa Report

The Africa Report reports that if energy exports between Sudan and Ethiopia get past some initial teething problems, the interconnection…

Turkish, Chinese sign up for Mekele – Awash new Rail route | Ethiopia

A Turkish and a Chinese companies signed up to build a new railway route connecting central Ethiopia with the northern…

Leaked: RSF’s internal memo insists Ethiopia banned Skype

‘RSF (Reporter sans Frontière/Reporter without Borders) is a cautious organization, this is an exceptional case’, I claimed whenever I bumped…

Ethiopia | Update: Internet telephony is legal, in internet cafes too

State Minister of Government Communications, Shimeles Kemal, gave further clarifications on Friday (June 22) in a press conference to local…

Official: ‘Skype and similar activities are not banned in Ethiopia’

"Skype and similar activities are not banned in Ethiopia. There is no law that prohibits or restricts their utilization here…

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