June 2021 A woman of influence: Sophia Bekele June 2021 Sophia Bekele was honored with the CEO Today Africa Awards. July 2020 Power Panel at DCA WebForum voice their thoughts on impact of COVID-19 SME Financing in Africa July 2019 New regulations to allow diaspora Ethiopians to invest in financial services sector May 2019 Ethiopians in diaspora allowed to invest in banking, insurance sectors after a precedence setting court victory in 2017 by Sophia Bekele March 2019 Portugal: EurAfrican Forum announces Advisory Board July 2018 Ms. Sophia Bekele, Founder and CEO of DotConnectAfrica Group, was honoured with 2018 Africa Link Champion of Development Award for her initiative Miss.Africa Digital Initiative July 2018 Portugal: Eurafrican Forum to promote”trust” between Europe and Africa July 2018 África e Europa analisam futuras parcerias institucionais e empresariais May 2018 Digital skills are not optional in today’s tech savvy world March 2018 1ª Ediç ão ‘EurAfrican Forum 2018’
EURAFRICAN FORUM _“Crafting Coalitions for Change”
Dec. 2017 Comment: Legal Issues regarding the NBE Guideline on Diaspora-Owned Shares in Banks on [PDF ]Dec. 2017 Up&Ap: Sophia Bekele on Miss.Africa Digital, a finalist in ITU’s ‘Equals in Tech Awards’ Dec. 2017 Diaspora Snatches Shares Back from Central Banks’ Clutches Dec. 2017 Sophia Bekele vs. NBE Thumbs up for Sophia Bekele! Court Rules Against Central Bank Over Diaspora Shares Auction Dec. 2017 Thumbs up for Sophia Bekele! Court Rules Against Central Bank Over Diaspora Shares Auction Dec. 2017 Ethiopia: Court Rules Against Central Bank Over Diaspora Shares Auction Dec. 2017 Court Rules Against Central Bank Over Diaspora Shares Auction Sept. 2017 UNESCO LearningCities2017: Sophia Bekele Spoke on Learning throughout life For Sustainable Development of Cities Sept. 2017 Sophia Bekele, DCA founder, emphasizes role of digital connectivity at UNESCO forum Aug 2017 Barcelona: Special African Women Forum, Nairobi: IGF 2017, Mauritius: Miss.Africa Fund 2018 June 2017 .Africa Founder Sophia Bekele Named Industry Trailblazer & Internet Governance Pioneer, by CIO May 2017 CIO EA May Edition 2017 (Page 34 of 44) – Meet Sophia Bekele: “Industry Trailblazer and Internet-Governance Pioneer” also on ISUUU Reader, CIO Page 34-35 CIO EA May Edition 2017 May 2014 CIO Names Founder & CEO of DotConnectAfrica Sophia Bekele “Industry Trailblazer and Internet-Governance Pioneer” March 2017 .Africa gTLD redelegation possible if DotConnectAfrica wins case March 2017 Tracetime: Sophia Bekele on the Scoop Oct. 2016 Sophia Bekele-Eshete: Restructuring Africa’s Social, Political and Economic Landscape Oct. 2016 Expertos analizan en Portugal las oportunidades de inversión en África Oct. 2016 Expertos y políticos resaltan en Portugal el papel económico de África Sept. 2016 The Reporter Ethiopia: Women Who matter – ‘Sophia Bekele The Determined Executive’, in celebration of the Ethiopian New Year 2009 aka. 2016 Civil Calendar Sept. 2016 Influential People That See The Potential Of Africa May 2016 Q&A: DCA Trust Founder on Status of .Africa & Why Other African gTLDs failed to Go Live! May 2016 #ELLE101: #WomenInBusiness Twitter Chat with Sophia Bekele May 06 Jan 2016 Quantum Global Bolstering Thought Leadership Initiative Jan 2016 Sophia Bekele: Connecting Africa, Inspiring Youth Dec 2015 Quantum Global Advisory Board hosts Symposium of Female Entrepreneurism in Africa July 2015 African tech entrepreneurs building bridges with Silicon Valley July 2015 Sophia Bekele: AU Declaration on Internet Governance (IG) needs more participation, infringes on national sovereignty June 2015 Global Economy Desperately Needs Better Steering on Gender Balance May 2015 Miss Africa: Powering Tech Initiatives For Women In Africa May 2015 Berkeley Haas 2015 Africa Business Forum May 2015 Top ICT DIVA Sophia Bekele Trendsets at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, heralding “Mobile technology is the future of the internet” May 2015 eLearning Africa leapfrogs the shackles of convention May 2015 Africa: The Next Frontier For Mobile Technology May 2015 African leaders need to “leapfrog the shackles of convention” experts say Apr 2015 2015 edition of e-Learning Conference returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mar 2015 Paris UNESCO: Sophia Bekele Speaks on Access Divide & Applauds #InternetStudy Jan 2015 Keynote Remarks to Nazareth School from Ms. Sophia Bekele Dec 2014 Africa Women to Watch features Sophia Bekele, Dot Connect Africa founder Dec 2014 From International IT Auditor to Global Entrepreneur Sophia Bekele Oct 2014 THE SCOOP with Salim Amin: In Conversation with Sophia Bekele Eshete Oct 2014 Africa, get ready for the scoop! From entertainment superstars like Akon and Jude Law, to entrepreneurs Sophia Bekele and Kris Senanu, business mogul Dr Manu Chandaria, Jeff Koinange Jun 2014 Sophia Bekele aka AddisHilton, gives The SCOOP on her story of Balancing Life & Work and how Change is Controversial May 2014 New York Forum AFRICA 2014: Bekele Moderates a High Level Panel on US/Africa May 2014 New York Forum AFRICA 2014: NYFA TV: Interview with SOPHIA BEKELE Apr 2014 ITU’s Girl’s ICT day 24 April 2014.: Global Economy Desperately Needs Better Steering on Gender Balance Apr 2014 Sophia Bekele named “Top 20 Inspirational African Diaspora Women Professionals in Europe” by (ADIPWE) Feb 2014 Sophia Bekele: The AUCC debate on CyberSecurity needs to involve all stakeholders Nov 2013 Bloomberg TV Features Sophia Bekele Founder and CEO of CBS International and DotConnectAfrica as,”African Women to Watch” May 2013 New African Collector’s Edition names Sophia Bekele amongst 50 Trailblazers under 50 – A future Made in Africa May 2013 Ethiopian Women Unleashed : Sophia Bekele Eshete Access archive copy here Nov 2012 DotConnectAfrica speaks out on the .dotafrica in an Exclusive Interview Apr 2012 Influential Ethiopian Women – 2011/2012 Mar 2012 Governments have no role in managing gTLDs Dec 2011 Scramble for ‘dot africa’ internet domain name Nov 2011 Yes to .AFRICA Lanched by DotConnectAfrica Nov 2011 DotConnectAfrica expresses commitment to work with African ccTLDs Jun 2011 Sophia Bekele, Dot Connect Africa’s start up success Jun 2011 Domain names take centre stage as ICANN meeting hits homestretch Jun 2011 With a domain name, Africa has opportunity to e-brand itself May 2011 Ethiopian Champion of the .Africa initiative Mar 2011 Upper Reach UK Cover DotConnectAfrica Oct 2011 The Munich Conference on New TLDs, How to successfully build a community around your TLD Dec 2010 CONNECTING AFRICA – Towards a Digital Africa, naming her Brains behind .Africa , Page 44 Dec 2010 Internet News Oct 2010 Achieving Women : Connecting Africa to the World Web Sep 2010 Can “Africa” get a make-over? Sep 2010 Dot Africa campaign to brand continent Sep 2010 Regional ICT summit attracts a galaxy of speakers Aug 2010 Africa domain attracts interest Aug 2010 Kenya IGF discusses IPV6, IXPs Jun 2010 “First International E-governance conference” Tripoli, Libya Jun 2010 Celebrating the fibre revolution May 2010 Uniting Africa through IT Mar 2010 Search on for African domain Mar 2010 Announcing the birth of the dot.africa generation Dec 2009 DotConnectAfrica Preparing to Launch .Africa Nov 2009 Africa may soon get its own top-level Internet domain Feb 2008 Woman who makes true changes in the world — a real Powerhouse. Sep 2007 In a world of .com and .org, why not .Africa? Oct 2007 Branding Africa with a new domain Nov 2007 Coverage of SBCNet Projects Aug 2001 Coverage of CBS Projects 
