War has returned to northern Ethiopia and broken the 2022 peace. The Nile, the Red Sea and regional alliances threaten the whole Horn of Africa.
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Paulo Muhongo is a writer, poet and political analyst, writing about Africa, Lisbon and the power of words: poems, literary essays, political analysis and African history. Independent publishing, written without haste.
The drawing is a sona, the art of the Cokwe people of eastern Angola: a single line traced in the sand, without lifting the finger, while a story is told.
War has returned to northern Ethiopia and broken the 2022 peace. The Nile, the Red Sea and regional alliances threaten the whole Horn of Africa.
IMF projections for 2026 place Angola at a modest 23rd regional place with 4.4% growth, highlighting a structural stagnation driven by chronic oil dependence and the maintenance of economic monopolies.
July 1975: four British businessmen carry Idi Amin on a throne. A reading of the photograph in the light of the Cold War.
Visas, border controls and US entry restrictions cast doubt on equal treatment at the 2026 World Cup.
A poem about the African immigrant woman in Lisbon: exile, motherhood, work and the right to joy.
Childhood in Angola, the civil war and the argument that Angola is a failed state by design, in Luaty Beirão’s own words.
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A poetic journey through the feelings that live in every human being: love, longing, hope, pain and resilience.
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Lisbon’s physical and emotional landscapes, between memories, encounters, crossing paths and the beauty of small moments.
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Paulo Muhongo is a poet, literary critic and political thinker whose work explores the intersections between language, power and society, and the way words shape our understanding of the world.
With a background in Comparative Literature and Political Science, Paulo Muhongo builds bridges between aesthetic reflection and critical thinking about contemporary challenges.
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