The research institution TRENDS Research & Advisory from the United Arab Emirates hosted a symposium within the Brazil Africa Forum in São Paulo. In an interview with ANBA, senior researcher AbdulAziz Al Shehhi highlighted the role that Brazil and the UAE play as investors and supporters of Africa.
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On the second day of the Brazil Africa Forum, Brazil’s secretary for Africa and the Middle East, Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, spoke about the continent’s economic progress and said the trade relationship with Brazil is modest compared to its potential.
In his opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Brazilian president pledged to achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, called for an end to armed conflicts, and raised concerns about the growing issue of global hunger.
The outpost will have staff from Embrapa, Fiocruz and the ABC to expand access and expedite requests for support from African countries in domains such as agricultural research and the environment.
Embrapa, Brazil’s agricultural research agency, and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will sign a cooperation by the end of the year to bring 30 technicians from African countries for training at Embrapa facilities. The schedule and countries have not yet been defined.
Jihed Ben Slama, one of the representatives in a delegation from Muslim-majority countries visiting Brazil this week via the Halal do Brasil project, seeks trade deals in the Latin American giant.
Brazil-based non-lethal arm manufacturer owned by a group from the United Arab Emirates signed a USD 10 million deal.
According to the IMF, recovery was supported by the 2022 peace agreement in Ethiopia, which generated a significant expansion in port activities, train traffic, construction, and energy production.
