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The Syndrome of the Talkative in African Politics
19th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche advanced a dualistic view of the human condition by arguing that mankind was endowed with two types of...
Mozambique: Brazil and U.S. join in cooperative development program
Mozambique has lots of fertile land and access to the region’s major rivers. Yet the country imports most of its food, much of it...
Africa’s high return rate for the “frontier market investor”
Africa is the place to go for the “frontier market investor” who is seeking a new investment venue with a high rate of return,...
President Lula and the Tourism Minister Launch the ‘Brazil Is Calling You!’ Campaign in Johannesburg
Today in Johannesburg, a new international tourism campaign was launched: "Brazil is calling you! Celebrate life here. Brazil. Sensational!" It consists of television spots,...
Africa’s growing wealth: The real challenge is cohesion
Africa, in the last decade, has experienced a marked economic growth fueled by emerging economies. South-South cooperation, as well as intra-African trade, has jump-started...
Brazil prioritize relations with Africa
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has made Africa a priority in Brazil’s foreign policy; to help the developing continent build a future...
Brazil raise the bar against Ivory Coast
Top notch work from the Brazilians as they flew past a disappointing Ivory Coast (3-1). A deserved win for the Samba boys who booked...
Brazil punish Zimbabwe in football friendly in front of Mugabe and Tsvangirai
Five time world soccer kings, Brazil cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over lowly ranked Zimbabwe on Wednesday during a rare international friendly that...
Zimbabwe and Brazilian national football teams in international friendly
Brazilian national soccer team jetted in Harare Tuesday night for a rare one off international friendly with Warriors of Zimbabwe.
Local soccer fans including cabinet...
Water partnership initiative begins in Ethiopia, India, Brazil and Mali
The Columbia Water Center (CWC), based at Columbia University’s Earth Institute in New York, is focused on sustainable development projects throughout the world, including...
US and Brazil seek to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination
Hundreds of Americans and Brazilians gathered in Atlanta, the cradle of the American civil rights movement, to address issues of race and social inclusion...
Are Obama’s hands tied on Iran?
In a move that will do little for US-Brazilian relations but much for our understanding of the workings of the Obama administration, President Lula...
Brazil world cup team in Zimbabwe
The mighty Samba Boys of Brazil head to Zimbabwe on Wednesday for a warm up game with the lowly placed Warriors of Zimbabwe. The...
TV Brazil International bridges gap with Africa
Brazil Monday launched its international television network in the Mozambican capital of Maputo. TV Brazil International will be broadcast in Portuguese and beamed to...
From Brazil to Kenya agriculture proves essential to development
Nations and governments must recognize that agricultural development is essential to their economic development and security, says Paul Schickler, president of Pioneer Hi-Bred seed...
Brazil lauds EAC, seeks closer ties: Country ready to co-operate in areas of technology, energy, railways and environment
Brazil has commended the East African Community (EAC) integration process and has expressed its desire to work closely with the five-nation regional bloc. Brazil's...
Parreira takes Bafana to Brazil
After hand-picking 29 mostly local-based players, among whom he hopes to clinch his final World Cup squad, South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and...
Congo’s SME sector to get a boost from Brazil
Brazil's Ambassador to Congo, Affonso Jose Santos, has said his country is ready to boost cooperation with Congo in all sectors, notably small and...
Two women carrying drugs arrested at Praia international airport
Police have arrested two Cape Verde women who arrived at Praia International Airport with nearly 5 kg of cocaine, police sources said on Monday....
Robinho snaps at Pele and misspeaks …
‘Robinho has been wrongly advised. He needs proper counselling. The lure of £4m a year after taxes had influenced his reasoning. He has no...
Industrial evolution from the bottom up
Most of Africa is in a deepening state of de-industrialisation. Even mighty South Africa, once a contender in the same leagues as Brazil...
Football Beijing Olympics : FIFA site favours Brazil over Nigeria
If the poll conducted by FIFA on its website is anything to go by, Nigeria may just pick either the silver or bronze medal...
Football : Brazil kicks Cameroon out of Beijing Olympics
Brazil stayed on course for an Olympic soccer gold with an emphatic 2-0 win over Cameroon in their quarter-final clash Saturday. The two goals...
Doha 2016 Olympics : An elimination that reeks of suspicion
“The most important thing is to take part in the games”, said Baron de Coubertin, the promoter of modern olympics. The question is; is...
Marrakech road-map adopted by African and South American states
African and Latin American trade ministers adopted the Marrakech road map which aims at the consolidation of a strategic South-South trade, during a meeting...
New South African coach from Brazil assumes duty
Brazilian Joel Santana arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday to take up his position as the country's 2010 World Cup coach. Santana did...
Brazillian Minister visits Libya to review cooperation
The secretary of the Libyan general people's committee for external affairs and international cooperation, Abderrahmane Chalgham, on Monday reviewed cooperation between Libya and Brazil...
Brazilian footballer Ronaldo in transvestite sex scandal
Brazilian footballer, Ronaldo, made headline news in Rio de Janeiro yesterday when he was reported to have picked up three transvestite prostitutes, Monday night.
He...
Trade among emerging economies encouraged by the Accra Accord
Conclusions of UNCTAD XII ministerial meeting have stresse d the immense potential created by growing trade and investment links within the developing world, spurred...
South Africa gets a new coach
South Africa will wait to finalise a contract with their new coach before
officially announcing his appointment, the country's soccer federation CEO said today.
"We expect...