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Angola, Portugal
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. [...]

Published on 06/11/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Angola, Portugal
The twelve labours of Lisbon to reconcile Lourenço and Bolsonaro

Brazil, South Africa
Brazil names new Cape Town consul to appease South Africa after Bolsonaro gaffe

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço finally endorses internal security cooperation deal with Bolsonaro

Africa, Brazil
Brazilians gear up to corner African biogas market

Angola
Politically-minded Antunes Paulo Monteiro moves into diamonds in partnership with powerful Ranque Franque clan

Angola, Brazil
Christmas truce between Lourenço and Bolsonaro

Angola
Lourenço's gunboat diplomacy

Angola, Guinea-Bissau
Lourenço and Embalo's spat widens divisions in Portuguese-speaking Africa

Africa, Brazil
Embrapa ploughs path for Brazilian diplomacy in Africa

Brazil, East Africa
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