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Africa, Brazil
Embrapa ploughs path for Brazilian diplomacy in Africa

Once a major lever for Brazilian affairs in Africa that had fallen out of sight in recent years, the national agriculture research firm Embrapa is working to renew transatlantic technological partnerships under Bolsonaro's impetus. [...]

Published on 11.11.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Africa, Brazil
Brazil tries to strengthen its ties with Africa through agriculture

After the early Bolsanaro years, which were marked by limited enthusiasm on Brazil's part to promote its agri-business in Africa, the foreign ministry is trying to make up for lost time by stepping-up its efforts to win new markets with promises of technical cooperation.

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

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Christmas truce between Lourenço and Bolsonaro

At daggers drawn with his Brazilian opposite number for the last six months, the Angolan president João Lourenço nevertheless enjoyed a short private stay in Brazil with his family over the festive period.

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The twelve labours of Lisbon to reconcile Lourenço and Bolsonaro

Portuguese diplomats have been mediating since the summer between the Brazilian president and his Angolan opposite number, who have clashed over the treatment reserved for a Brazilian evangelist group in Angola. This vexed issue is continuing to divide the community of Portuguese-speaking states.

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Brazafric walks in Bolsonaro's footsteps to foray into African agrobusiness

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Filipe Nyusi again called in South African paramilitaries to help curb the rising insecurity in the north of the country much to the irritation of the South African authorities, who Mozambique has also directly asked for help.

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Africa, Brazil
Embrapa ploughs path for Brazilian diplomacy in Africa

Africa, Brazil
Brazil tries to strengthen its ties with Africa through agriculture

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Buenos Aires curries favour through spatial imagery

Africa, Brazil
Brazilians gear up to corner African biogas market

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Bolsonaro under pressure to allow Lula's flagship development bank to return to Africa

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Christmas truce between Lourenço and Bolsonaro

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