https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/ The rigour of analysis, the rhythm of the word. en Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://paulomuhongo.pt/IMAGES/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://paulomuhongo.pt/en/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/giants-of-appearance-how-taag-isolates-angola-to-impress-the-world/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/giants-of-appearance-how-taag-isolates-angola-to-impress-the-world/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics A national airline should not be judged solely by the size of its fleet, the prestige of its aircraft or the number of international destinations it serves. Its true value lies in its ability to connect the country, facilitate trade, support tourism and ensure that citizens can travel efficiently. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-black-european/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-black-european/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics Between the nationality recorded in official documents and the social recognition of belonging, a contradiction persists, forcing Europe to question its own understanding of equality. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/what-shall-i-one-day-say-about-life/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/what-shall-i-one-day-say-about-life/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Poetry A celebration of life, its pleasures, and the fleeting beauty of existence. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/the-crisis-of-authority-in-the-west-the-limits-of-freedom-and-the/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/the-crisis-of-authority-in-the-west-the-limits-of-freedom-and-the/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics An analysis of the breakdown of the liberal West in the face of pragmatism and the order of the emerging East. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/brain-drain-and-macroeconomic-impact-in-central-and-western-africa/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/brain-drain-and-macroeconomic-impact-in-central-and-western-africa/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics The paradox of migration: Angola tops the list of PALOP countries in terms of the absolute volume of global emigration, with 55,000 departures in 2026, yet demonstrates greater resilience in retaining skilled workers, with a brain drain rate of 5.5 points – well below that of Cape Verde (6.7) and Gu https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/diseases-of-the-soul-symptoms-of-a-remote-village/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/diseases-of-the-soul-symptoms-of-a-remote-village/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Francisco Teresa Literature In a remote Angolan village without doctors, young Nsunzi’s depression is mistaken for witchcraft, until a mysterious noise from the forest signals a turning point in her family’s fate. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/between-the-nile-and-the-red-sea/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/between-the-nile-and-the-red-sea/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics 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. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/angola-and-the-illusion-of-growth-the-portrait-of-a-country/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/angola-and-the-illusion-of-growth-the-portrait-of-a-country/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics 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. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/an-african-who-humiliated-britain/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/an-african-who-humiliated-britain/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo History July 1975: four British businessmen carry Idi Amin on a throne. A reading of the photograph in the light of the Cold War. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/world-cup-2026-visas-and-borders/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/world-cup-2026-visas-and-borders/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics Visas, border controls and US entry restrictions cast doubt on equal treatment at the 2026 World Cup. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/african-woman-on-the-paths-of-lisbon/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/african-woman-on-the-paths-of-lisbon/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Poetry A poem about the African immigrant woman in Lisbon: exile, motherhood, work and the right to joy. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/luaty-beirao-in-oslo/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/luaty-beirao-in-oslo/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Politics Childhood in Angola, the civil war and the argument that Angola is a failed state by design, in Luaty Beirão’s own words. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/the-biggest-economic-project-in-african-history/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/the-biggest-economic-project-in-african-history/ Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo History The African Continental Free Trade Area is the largest free trade agreement in the world. What challenges does it face? https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/we-are-made-of-stories/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/we-are-made-of-stories/ Sat, 16 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Literature A reflection on life, memory and identity, prompted by a comment left under a video of Slava Polunin. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/cheikh-anta-diop/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/cheikh-anta-diop/ Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo History How Cheikh Anta Diop combined history, linguistics and nuclear physics to show Africa’s central role in the first civilisations. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/echoes-of-a-lisbon-dream/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/echoes-of-a-lisbon-dream/ Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Poetry A poem about Lisbon, peace and morning light in the garden of the Tile Museum. https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/the-price-of-peace/ https://paulomuhongo.pt/en/articles/the-price-of-peace/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Paulo Muhongo Literature A reflection on inner peace and on what we are, or are not, willing to endure to keep it.