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ADVISORY for coffee buyers travelling to Ethiopia   - Wondwossen ---- A new law makes it a crime to engage in audio or video communications over the Internet By Christine Roberts New York Daily News June 17, 2012 The country's government has passed a new law that makes it a crime to engage in audio or video communications using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services such as Skype, Google Talk and most other video chat platforms,  according to Al Jazeera . Anyone who makes a phone call over the Internet reportedly faces a three to eight year prison sentence and heavy fines thanks to the May 24 legislation. The punishment for using an official Internet calling service such as Skype is even stronger, with violators facing a potential 15 years in jail,  the African Review reports . The government claims the law was passed in order to strengthen national security,  according to Reporters Without Borders . Ambroise Pierre, head o...

By Peter Temba Daily News June 17, 2012 Moshi — The amended Tanzania Coffee Industry, Development Strategy 2011-2021 has indicated possible changes and might have a general socio-economic impact on the industry. The Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) Director General, Eng. Adolph Kumburu told the 'Sunday News' in an exclusive interview that the following scenarios show that if the coffee strategy, which was recently approved by key coffee stakeholders was implemented, it would bring in additional revenue. He added that at least more than 150 million US dollars will be realized in 10 consecutive years through export earnings. Eng. Kumburu explained that of the total 250 million dollars generated annually by the coffee industry, 75 per cent of the income would be redistributed to coffee farmers. "This will almost double the previous income, which is more than 95 per cent for an estimated 400,000 households. It will help to reduce poverty and create a sustain...