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19th March 2007
Insurgency in Iraq ♫
Francisco Sarsfield Cabral, political analyst, columnist at daily Diário de Notícias and former news director at Rádio Renascença talks about insurgency in Iraq.
3rd April 2007
Upsurge of violence in Somalia ♫
Professor Manuel João Ramos, an expert on the Horn of Africa at the African Studies Department of ISCTE, Lisbon, gives his views on the latest upsurge of violence in Somalia between Islamist rebels and government forces backed by Ethiopian troops.
3rd April 2007
National Agenda for Consensus in Angola ♫
The BBC's former correspondent in Luanda, Reginaldo Silva comments on the signing of a National Agenda for Consensus, while Adalberto da Costa Júnior, the spokesman for the main opposition party UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) expresses doubts about the document.
6th April 2007
Planet under pressure ♫
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change presents a "devastating outlook" for the world's environment and economy, unless action is taken to stop climate change, it warns.
On the day the IPCC revealed the impact of climate change are here and will only get worse, I interviewed Prof Francisco Ferreira, vice-president of Quercus (Portuguese Environmental Organization) to find out how serious these bleak conclusions really are.
18th April 2007
Nigeria elections trouble ♫
On the last week of campaigning for presidential elections in Nigeria - to choose a sucessor to President Obasanjo - we found Bridget, a schoolteacher in the capital Abuja, who told us about the tense atmosphere in Nigeria.
19th April 2007
Iraq blasts ♫
On the day nearly 200 people died in a string of attacks in Iraq's capital, Baghdad - one of the deadliest in nearly four years and the worst day of violence since a US security operation began two months earlier - I interviewed Dra Maria de Rosário de Moraes Vaz, of Portugal's Institute for Strategic and International Studies on the state of security in Iraq.
20th April 2007
China's boom ♫
The latest figures indicte China's economy has grown by an annual rate of 11.1% in the first quarter of 2007,fanning fears it is starting to overheat.Fears that the Chinese economy may be overstretching itself started to reverberate around the international stock markets.
Journalist Antonio Caeiro, a former Beijng correspondent, gave me an overview of China's economic boom.
25th April 2007
Farewell to Yeltsin ♫
Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbatchev and John Major joined the state funeral service of Russia's first elected president, the man who led it to independence after the collapse of the Soviet union. Despite the huge changes which he presided over during his time in office, his legacy remains controversial for some. Journalist Evgeni Moravich commented on the atmosphere in Moscow on the day of the burial.
10th May 2007
Olmert under fire ♫
In May 2007, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, debated a damning report on the handling of the 2006 conflict in Lebanon. Both opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called on Ehud Olmert to resign, but Kadima MPs, backed by the prime minister. Live from Tel-Aviv journalist Hnerique Cymerman reported on the day's events.
14th May 2007
Gaza unrest ♫
On this day, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya accepted the resignation of Interior Minister Hani Qawasmi, following a new wave of factional fighting in the Gaza Strip. The violent incidents were the worst since Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government in February 2007, casting serious doubts about the power-sharing partnership between the two Palestinian groups. At the end of an emergency meeting by the Palestinian government I interviewed Ahmed Soba, vice-minister for foreign affairs, who gave his interpretation of the day's events.
The violence that led to Qawasmi's resignation - with five dead and 18 injured - was the worst in a single day since February. Approximately 400 people died in clashes between the two factions since Hamas took power in 2006.
23rd May 2007
A more polarised world? ♫
Amnesty International's Report 2007 accused powerful governments and armed groups of fomenting fear to erode human rights worldwide. The group says policies such as those linked to the so-called "war on terror" are creating a more polarised and dangerous world. It also adds that the world has been impotent in the face of major crisis, such as Darfur. I spoke with Claudia Pedra, of Amnesty International Portugal about the report, and heard from Marise Castro, of Amnesty International in London, about the group's criticism of forced eviction in Angola.
23rd May 2007
Congo: Gold for arms ♫
In May 2007, the UN said it would seek to discipline anyone who may have compromised peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo by trafficking in gold or guns. This happened after the BBC found that an inquiry into claims that Pakistani UN troops were smuggling may have been blocked for political reasons. I interviewed Porf Elikia M'Bokolo, of the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences about this controversy.
Read more about MONUC, the UN mission in the Congo, here.
23rd May 2007
Islamic Conference comes to Mozambique ♫
In late May 2007 Mozambique hosted the proceedings of the Second Conference of Muslim Minorities in Africa, organized by the Islamic Council of Mozambique. The event featured lectures and reports by academics and statesmen from several African countries and Muslim communities under the motto "Peace, Harmony and Development". I spoke with Ali Jamal, one of the organizers, who summarized the goals of this event.
Link to the Organization of the Islamic Conference here.
23rd May 2007
Fatah and Hamas at war ♫
On 14th June, after a week of factional fighting which left more than 100 dead, Hamas militants seized the presidential compound in Gaza City overnight. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sacked the three-month old Hamas-led unity government and declared a state of emergency. With the Palestinian Territories on the verge of collapse and the prospect of an Islamic state in Gaza under Hamas rule, journalist Henrique Cymerman, in Tel-Aviv, gave us an overview of the ongoing conflict.
14th June 2007
Lebanon and Syria ♫
After yet another assasination, Lebanon's anti-Syrian politicians continue to accuse Damascus of trying to end their rule by killing members of the parliamentary majority, one by one. A new political battle broke out after the slaying of anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido - the sixth anti-Syrian figure to be killed since 2005 - in a Beirut car bombing. On the day of Eido's funeral, I interviewed Prof Alvaro Vasconcelos, director of the European Union's Institute for Security Studies on the rifts that are putting Lebanon's democracy at the risk of a total breakdown.
10th August 2007
Cabinda arrests ♫
One year after the signing of a Peace Accord in Cabinda, which put an end to decades of unrest and fighting for the independence of this Angolan enclave, President José Eduardo dos Santos travelled to the province to mark this anniversary; meanwhile several opposition leaders were detained. Fernando Macedo of the FpD party, told me it was no coincidence.
16th August 2007
Elections in Angola, When? ♫
UNITA's spokesman Adalberto da Costa Jr speaks about the expected timetable for parliamentary and presidential elections in Angola.
11th September 2007
Petraeus scrutinized ♫
Political commentator and military strategist Gen Loureiro dos Santos scrutinizes Gen Petraeus and US strategy in Iraq and the Mideast.
12th September 2007
Putin's new (unknown) PM ♫
Journalist Evgeni Moravich in Moscow comments on President Putin's surprising (or not) nomination for the post of prime minister.
Check out this story on bbcparaafrica.com here.
14th September 2007
Climate Change ♫
The Bush administration gives the first signs towards accepting climate change may be human-induced. Prof Francisco Ferreira, of Quercus, comments.
17th September 2007
Darfur still waiting for peacekeepers ♫
Portuguese Socialist Party MEP Ana Gomes comments on the impasse in the implementation of the new peacekeeping deal for the Sudanese region of Darfur, namely the formation of a new peacekeeping force.
17th September 2007
Sierra Leone ♫
After weeks of uncertainty, the leader of the APC party, Ernest Bai Koroma finally takes office in Sierra Leone, five years after the end of the civil war. Victor Ângelo, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Chad and the Central African Republic and former UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone speaks about this landmark election.
20th September 2007
Mugabe invited to Lisbon despite ban ♫
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is invited to participate in a EU-Africa summit in the Portuguese capital despite a EU-wide travel ban. Portuguese Socialist Party MEP Paulo Casaca comments on the controversy.
9th October 2007
Cuts in Iraq Troops ♫
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's announcement of a reduction in troops on a surprise trip to Iraq triggered a political row about the timing and manner of the announcement. Gen Bacelar Begonha is interviewed on the present Iraq policy and situation and which should be the future strategy.
12th October 2007
Armenia Genocide ♫
Despite calls to the US congress to reject a resolution that recognized the Armenian genocide by Turkey, the documennt is approved and sparks a political row inside and outside the United States. Turkish President Abdullah Gul called the decision "unacceptable," saying it "doesn't fit a major power like the United States". Political analyst and director at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, Paulo Sotero comments on this controversy and the implications in the USA and Turkey.
17th October 2007
Turkey's Kurds ♫
With Gen Loureiro dos Santos
19th October 2007
The Lisbon Treaty ♫
With MEP Paulo Casaca
7th November 2007
Pakistan ♫
With Dr Manuela Franco
16th November 2007
Australia and East Timor ♫
With law expert Dr Paula Escarameia
31st January 2008
Afghanistan's Future ♫
With Dr Manuela Franco
7th February 2008
NATO and Afghanistan ♫
9th February 2008
Castro's Hand-over ♫
18th April 2008
Zimbabwe ♫
With Prof Fernando Jorge Cardoso
2nd June 2008
Aids ♫
With AIDS expert Dr Ana Filgueiras
17th June 2008
Chad ♫
With UN's Victor Ângelo
18th June 2008
Truce in Gaza ♫
With journalist Henrique Cymerman
18th June 2008
Zimbabwe ♫
With Prof André Thomashausen
23th June 2008
Zimbabwe ♫
With SADC secretary-general Tomás Salomão
7th July 2008
G8 under pressure to live up to promises ♫
Strong pressure was put on the leaders of the G8 to live up to their aid promises to the world's poorest countries as their three-day summit opened against the backdrop of a looming economic crisis. Interview with Dr. Omo Olupona, World Vision's southern Africa area director.
8th July 2008
G8 and the Climate ♫
With Francisco Ferreira of Quercus
9th September 2008
Angola elections ♫
With Prof Nelson Pestana
11th September 2008
Angola elections ♫
With journalist and activist Rafael Marques
7th October 2008
Somalia, Kenya and Sudan ♫
With Prof Manuel João Ramos
24th October 2008
Kenya's Reconcilliation ♫
With Prof Manuel João Ramos
29th October 2008
Upheaval in Congo's Kivu ♫
With AMI's Fernando Nobre
30th October 2008
Congo's Humanitarian Situation ♫
With MSF's Erna Van Goor
19th December 2008
Mugabe's 'No Surrender' ♫
With Prof Nélson Pestana
29th December 2008
Israel's New Year Gaza Strike ♫
With Ahmed Soba
31st December 2009
Gaza strike ♫
With Prof Alan Stoleroff
31st December 2009
New Year's London report ♫
End of the years report from London for Portugal's Rádio Renascença.
5th January 2009
Helen Suzman dies ♫
Journalist Steven Lang remembers Helen Suzman
12th January 2009
Ebola outbreak in Angola ♫
With Health Deputy-Minister José Van Dunem
20th February 2009
Netanyahu ♫
With Dra Manuela Franco
14th April 2009
Somali Piracy ♫
With Gen Loureiro dos Santos
5h June 2009
Bissau Killings ♫
With Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation João Cravinho
5th June 2009
Simango's bid for Mozanbican presidency, here ♫ and here ♫
With MDM leader Daviz Simango
8th June 2009
EU's New Political Map, here ♫ and here ♫
With Prof Viriato Soromenho Marques
28th July 2009
Evictions in Luanda ♫
With activist Luís Araújo
25th August 2009
Angola's Diamonds ♫
With Shawn Blore
19th October 2009
Good Governance Prize eludes Africa ♫
With former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano
21th October 2009
Iran's nuclear ambitions ♫
With journalist Abel Coelho de Morais
22th October 2009
IDP's discussed in Kampala ♫
The AU special summit on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa takes place in Uganda's capital Kampala. AMI's Fernando Nobre talks of today's plight of those afected by conflict and poverty in the continent.
12th January 2010
Nigeria and an absent president? ♫
With Dr Monica Ferro of Portugal's ISCSP
22nd January 2010
Portugal to train Somali troops ♫
With Portuguese Secretary of State for Defence Augusto Santos Silva
28th January 2010
EU concerned with human rights abuse allegations in Cabinda ♫
With Portuguese Socialist MEP Ana Gomes
9th February 2010
What's better for Nigeria: an illegitimate or absent leader? ♫
With Dr Monica Ferro of Portugal's ISCP
12th February 2010
The Euro-zone woes ♫
With Prof Antonio Rebelo de Sousa
15th February 2010
Hillary Clinton's message to Teeran ♫
With Prof Miguel Monjardino of Portuguese Catholic University
15th February 2010
West Africa debates drugs in Dakkar ♫
With Cape Verde's Justice Minister Marisa Morais
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