Speaking during a visit to Cabo Verde, the Brazilian leader said he wanted to reestablish close ties with the African continent.
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When complete, the game-changing FIOL railway will connect mines in Bahia to Brazil’s Atlantic ports, drastically improving logistics and lowering costs.
The transaction is pending the approval of regulators in China, Mozambique and South Africa, according to reports.
The online fashion retailer aims to use locally made textiles in 85 percent of the clothes it sells in the country.
Named the Dolphin, the vehicle can run for 291 kilometres on a fully charged battery and will be made at the former Ford plant in Bahia.
The two firms intend to boost storage and handling facilities at two ports in the northeast of China’s Hebei province.
The massive haul shows that the trade, thought to be responsible for the killing of 100 million sharks each year, is thriving in spite of efforts by conservationists.
A top cotton official in Brazil tells Chinese media that yuan settlements in the booming trade are ‘a way to the future’.
The figure corresponds to the loss of more than 56 square kilometres of vegetation each day, according to researchers.