Summary: The Horn of Africa Leftists podcast has been on a hiatus for the past two years, but the social media pages have remained active. The host explains that he stopped recording due to the challenges and attacks he faced for providing a leftist analysis of events in the Horn of Africa. He also reflects on the intention behind using the pronoun 'we' in the podcast and the importance of maintaining independence and avoiding opportunism. The host discusses the background and purpose of the podcast, which aims to provide a left alternative perspective and agitate for a return to socialist tr ..read more

Uprising: forces, structures, and possibilities  Mahder is currently a PHD student in Political Science Research on the 2019/2020 uprising plus local resistance committee and tea seller unions by engaging Sudanese scholar and activists Historical points and questions. On February 12, 1952, Egypt and Britain How do you view the issue of Nubians and their struggle in both states? Where do the Nubians fit into the narrative of Pan-Africanism and the National Question? Are they an oppressed nation within nation-states? What was the position of the Sudanese Communist Party in regards to Sou ..read more

Somali freelance journalist Mohamed joins this episode for a critical focus on Somalia http://halganmedia.net/ https://twitter.com/Free_Somaliweyn Can you explain your take on the anti-colonial history of Somalis against various colonial power and how that shaped Somali nationalism from then to now? How do you feel about the influence of Saudi Arabia and sponsorship of the Whabbist/Salafist line in Somalia as a counter against Somalia nationalists aligned with egalitarian or socialist Islam tendencies? What is your view on the history of Ogaden and the Somali region in Ethiopia? How ..read more

"If we have shortcomings, we are not afraid to have them pointed out and criticized because we serve the people. Anyone, no matter who may point out our shortcomings. If he is right, we will correct them. If what he proposes will benefit the people, we will act upon it."-Mao FEEDBACK  These western leftists absolutely need to just keep it at imperialism and stay away from the internal politics of Ethiopia. Just being in pfdj promotes you to address the primary contradiction which is imperialism. But the lack of  acknowledgement of secondary contradictions by pfdj leads to a l ..read more

Important episode to consider what does principled anti-imperialist solidarity suppose to look like for the Horn of Africa with critical three points 1. Let's examine the left content creators and journalist position as being too pro Abiy/PP due to the sourcing info from the Abyssinian (Amhara region)/PFDJ alliance that is led to the creation of the new diaspora based #NoMore movement and current development...Why did they do this? Maybe the motivating factor is for social media traction/audience metrics/donations etc You take away the TPLF you can see why the people and advisors or alli ..read more

On this episode, we discuss the latest updates on Ethiopia and Sebs research on via "Blockchain Technology & Coercive Surveillance of the Global South" https://solartsunami.medium.com/blockchain-technology-coercive-surveillance-of-the-global-south-bec05246e749 Sebs on Twitter https://twitter.com/RedSeaCactus Cryptocurrency Is About Data-Mining Not Economic Liberation w Sebs Solomon via Black Power Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZIDO5VBZk Jackson Palmer Tweets https://twitter.com/ummjackson/status/1415353984617914370 From Eritrea to Bolivia: Who Supported the Washington Backed ..read more

How the late 1800s crated Ethiopian mythology is a counter-ideological resistance to the Haitian Revolution Haitian Revolution from 1791-1804 vs Abyssinia Adwa in 1896 The Haitian revolution put  fear & nightmare in European colonial powers not Abyssinia  Ask yourself why was Haiti penalize after its revolution & trapped into debts to the French for decades while Abysinnia after Battle of Adwa got support in nation building from European powers? I always said the Haitian revolution should have been the only symbol of black resistance from the 1800s for the Black diaspora &a ..read more

Recorded before TPLF capturing of Mekelle and ENDF withdrawal Discussed the election in Ethiopia plus Examining latest statement by HOA PALS and reactions http://hoapals.org/the-ongoing-war-in-tigray-ethiopia/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/horn-of-africa-leftists/donations ..read more

Examining Tigray and lack of coverage from progressive/leftist media with Sebs https://twitter.com/RedSeaCactus Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/horn-of-africa-leftists/donations ..read more

For this episode, we will discuss the latest development in Ethiopia and Tigray region by giving historical context and political background as there is a serious social media campaign being waged with a lot of emotions and strong narrative which can be confusing and alarming if you don't have proper analysis--before we start on the historical background on the conflict I want to make the following points As I mentioned on the BAR interview Eritrea is being set up, TPLF is an agent of imperialism and Washington wants Ethiopia back to being a compliant client state despite Abiy being a wi ..read more