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Spotlight | Africa, Brazil
In his bid against Bolsonaro, Lula turns to Africa

The former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. © Diego Radames/SOPA Images/Sipa USA

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is reaching out to the continent's leaders with the help of a veteran diplomat. His tenure in the early 2000s marked a golden age for relations between Africa and Brazil. [...]

Published on 24.11.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Development Bank of Southern Africa
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Lionel Zinsou
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Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in South Africa in 2010.

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Bolsonaro entrusts Africa foreign ministry department to novice

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa in Osaka, Japan, 28 June 2019.

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Bolsonaro's agricultural boost to Lourenço ahead of elections

With both the Brazilian and Angolan presidents up for re-election this year, Jair Bolsonaro has decided to do his counterpart in Luanda a favour by speeding up the agricultural cooperation programme between the two countries.

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Brazil, South Africa
Brazil to import maize seeds to keep South Africa sweet

Brazil, accused by its African partners of lacking reciprocity in opening up agricultural markets, has decided to make a gesture by allowing maize seeds to be imported from South Africa.

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Africa, Brazil
Brazil aims to boost aid to Lusophone Africa

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Angola, Brazil
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and BNDES president Gustavo Montezano, in March 2020.

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Brazil, East Africa
Brazafric walks in Bolsonaro's footsteps to foray into African agrobusiness

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Africa, Brazil
In his bid against Bolsonaro, Lula turns to Africa

Africa
Lula gears up for first major African tour

Africa, Brazil
Brasilia dispatches agricultural attachés as food shortage risk increases

Brazil
Bolsonaro entrusts Africa foreign ministry department to novice

Angola, Brazil
Bolsonaro's agricultural boost to Lourenço ahead of elections

Brazil, DRC
Rio homicide of Congolese refugee strains business diplomacy in Kinshasa

Brazil, South Africa
Brazil to import maize seeds to keep South Africa sweet

Africa, Brazil
Brazil aims to boost aid to Lusophone Africa

Angola, Brazil
Evangelists demand explanations from Brasilia over diplomatic crisis with Luanda

In Focus | Brazil
Bolsonaro under pressure to allow Lula's flagship development bank to return to Africa

Africa
Kaberuka wants Africa to secure Covid vaccines with its own means

Brazil, East Africa
Brazafric walks in Bolsonaro's footsteps to foray into African agrobusiness