Horn of Africa Leftists

🔴The Core Issue Is Imperialism: Growing Tigrayan Voices Call for Peace and Engagement with Eritrea to Counter Washington-Backed Abiy Ahmed’s Calls for War

🔴Critical Media Analysis: How Russia Is Making a Strategic Mistake in Ethiopia While China Advances with a Shrewd Media Approach in Eritrea In February 2025, Russia opened its first major editorial center in Ethiopia, producing content in Amharic and English. While Moscow’s engagement on the media front was initially welcomed, it is now seen by some as a strategic mistake. Russia has granted full editorial control to Addis Ababa, a Washington backed party firmly under the influence of the Abiy Ahmed regime and its apparatus. Critics argue that the center’s output increasingly echoes traditional Abyssinian propaganda, romanticized narratives and half-truths that reinforce longstanding myths about Ethiopia’s history, from the pre-Battle of Adwa era now. Moscow’s past support for what some describe as a pseudo Marxist Derg regime has not been critically assessed, leading it to repeat past mistakes. By prioritizing Amharic as the primary language of content, Russia overlooks Ethiopia’s complex multi-ethnic reality. A more balanced approach would have been to use a neutral or multilingual policy that respects the identities of Ethiopia’s various nationalities. Moreover, anchoring its African media strategy so heavily on Ethiopia is a strategic error. Ethiopia’s deep internal contradictions make it an unstable model, and Russia risks misrepresenting the broader African reality by using Ethiopia as its primary lens. This shift is evident in the behavior of Sputnik Africa’s official Twitter account, @sputnik_africa, which, since the deal was signed, has increasingly pushed hyper-nationalist narratives centered around Ethiopia. Previously, the account maintained a more balanced editorial line, offering broader and more neutral media coverage without amplifying chauvinistic propaganda. Meanwhile, Beijing is engaging Eritrea with a more cautious and calculated approach. China’s media strategy and rollout differ significantly from Moscow’s. There is no overall editorial handover to local regimes, nor is there an evident push of chauvinistic propaganda centered on a single state like Addis Ababa. Instead, Beijing appears to prioritize a more restrained and diversified engagement across the region. In order to truly thrive, both Moscow and Beijing must avoid centering Ethiopia as an anchor state. They must be sensitive to regional perceptions of bias by refraining from handing editorial control to the ruling regime in Addis Ababa, and instead adopt a more balanced and inclusive media strategy that reflects the diversity of the African continent. @sputnik_africa @Rusembegypt @russembkenya

🔴The Global South Can't Eat or Be Secured by "Multipolarity": The Importance of Being Sober as We Wait for BRICS to Offer Its Heavily Proclaimed Benefits In Cuba We will soon see in Cuba whether BRICS can truly deliver the tangible benefits it promises. The time has come to take a more sober and critical approach, especially after the events in Syria, which serve as a stark reminder of the dangers of placing blind faith in lofty geopolitical ideals. The much-hyped notion of a "multipolarity" world may sound appealing in theory, but it has yet to produce concrete gains for the Global South. A multipolar system, no matter how celebrated, cannot feed the hungry or provide the security that struggling nations desperately need. The Global South requires actionable solutions and real investments—not abstract rhetoric or symbolic shifts in power. Without meaningful, measurable outcomes, "multipolarity" risks being little more than an empty slogan.