The controversial agreement requires a delicate balancing act from the tiny African nation in the current global context.
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The program is part of the West’s goal of developing the so-called Lobito Corridor as a way of improving its access to critical raw materials.
The new route, which operates three times a week, is the first direct service from Northeast Asia to the Portuguese capital.
The sector may not see improvement in 2024 as successive floods ravage crops in the country’s south.
The joint meteorological satellite is just the latest collaboration between the two countries in the space sector.
Brazil took the lion’s share, responsible for 83 percent of the total exports to China from Portuguese-speaking countries.
Flood water and infrastructure collapse have killed at least 75 and displaced tens of thousands in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The two countries have agreed to enhance cooperation and open doors to new opportunities in areas from agriculture to medicines.
The Montepuez deposit, first discovered in 2009, is believed to be the most significant ruby find in the world in recent years.