Horn of Africa Leftists

Chapters: (00:00) Introduction to Dr. Kings (06:46) Understanding Economic Realities and Political Predictions (13:24) Analyzing Biden's Economic Policies and Their Consequences (19:34) The Shift in Democratic Strategy and Identity Politics (25:06) The Broader Electoral Dynamics (31:20) The Challenges of the Black Left and Identity Politics (39:52) Diversifying Sources for Political and Econom...

Chapters: (00:00) Introduction and Appreciation for Hood Communists (04:45) Countering the Idea of Ethiopian Imperialism and Colonialism (06:07) The Significance of the Armed Struggle in Eritrea (12:21) Moving Away from Hyper-Nationalism and Chauvinism (30:48) The Anti-Colonial Armed Struggle (34:36) Challenging the Existence Narrative of "Ethiopian Imperialism" (45:22) The Dangers of Hype...

Chapters: 00:00 - The Significance of Black August and the Black Radical Tradition . 02:51 - The Connection Between the Black Radical Tradition and the Struggles in the Horn of Africa 10:34 - Discarding the Fetishization of the Abyssinian Feudal Monarchy 21:17 - The Role of the Black Diaspora in the Horn of Africa 24:01 - Questioning Reformism and Involvement with Code Pink and Amnesty Internation...

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...

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 Nubian...

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 i...

"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 poli...

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 A byssinian  (Amhara region)/PFDJ alliance that is led to the creation of the new diaspora based #NoMore movement and cu...

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...

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...

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/

Examining Tigray and lack of coverage from progressive/leftist media with Sebs https://twitter.com/RedSeaCactus

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 foll...

Horn of Africa Leftists My name is Filmon Zerai and this Horn of Africa Leftist intro episode I will explain what listeners should expect and the aim of the podcast overall This podcast comes out of a need to fill a missing void with the current discourse online and overall how the social/political commentary is consumed and understood with regards to the Horn of Africa the region and each state T...