Ethiopia’s urban renewal projects and turn toward aesthetic propaganda
11 Mar 2026, 08:00 GMT
By Guest Contributor
Topic: Development
Source URL: https://globalvoices.org/2026/03/11/aesthetic-propaganda-ethiopias-urban-renewal-projects-and-the-visual-turn-in-digital-authoritarianism/
This is not a trend limited to Ethiopia. Influencers have increasingly become important in popularizing selective authoritarian stories from Dubai to China, and thereby legitimizing authoritarian narratives.