Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday. "The way God made it, there is no part of a human body that is useless,"...

By Elias Kifle When it comes to the ruling tribal junta in Ethiopia, there is no one who has as much clarity as President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea. He knows their real nature, what and how they think, their weaknesses, strength, and modus operandi....

Six high ranking military officers of the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia have defected, Ogaden Online reports. Recent attacks by the Ogaden National Liberation Front's (ONLF) army may have played a role in the defection of these high ranking officers, the...

The following Amharic article by editor-in-chief of Awramba Times analyzes recent political developments in Ethiopia involving the Addis Ababa-based opposition parties, particularly the joining of UDJ by two former high level Woyanne officials —...

Soon to be Implemented, Ethiopia’s Civil Society Law is the Most Restrictive of its Kind in Sub-Saharan Africa; Law Draws Inspiration from Similarly Repressive Laws in Zimbabwe, Russia and Singapore Chicago, Ill. – The Northwestern University...

The Addis Ababa-based weekly Awramba Times has more details on former President of Ethiopia Col. Mengistu Hailemariam's soon-to-be-released book in its latest issue that came out today. Quoting inside sources, Awramba writes that the book touches many...