Neusa e Silva is an Angolan journalist who has worked for renowned international media outlets such as Euronews/Africanews, CNN Portugal, DW - German Public Radio, African Markets and Jornal da Comunidade Científica dos Países Africanos de Língua Portuguesa.

Her work has been widely disseminated and translated into several languages, reaching regions such as Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.  Among the main highlights of her career is the report entitled “Why Africa's Diamond Revenue Isn't Prosperous for its People?”, published in February 2023, which attracted great international attention. She also played a key role in covering the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa for Euronews.

In addition, Neusa e Silva conducted exclusive presidential interviews with the leaders of Botswana, Cape Verde and Mozambique, as well as an interview with the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area.  Neusa has a degree in Journalism from the Independent University of Angola (UNIA) and a postgraduate degree in International Legislation to Combat Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Organized Crime. She has also specialised in reporting on Illicit Financial Flows, Investigative and Economic Journalism, and is the founder of a free journalism training programme in Africa.  

Neusa e Silva

Basic information

Name
Neusa e Silva
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Illicit Financial Flows, Investigative and Economic Journalism
Country
Portugal
City
LIsbon

Supported projects

Burning Skies: Behind Big Oil’s Toxic Flames

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Environment

EU / AFRICA / MENA – Five European oil and gas majors rank among the top 10 largest polluters in Africa and the Middle East when it comes to gas flaring, reveals this investigative series. These companies include Shell, BP, ENI, TotalEnergies and Perenco, as revealed by the Environmental Investigative Forum (EIF) and the media network European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), Daraj Media, SourceMaterial and Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism.