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Brazilian government announces relaunch of agrarian reform program
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will relaunch this month the agrarian reform programs and the redistribution of currently unproductive land for peasant...
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest down 67.9 percent in April
Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell by 67.9 percent in April compared to the same month in 2022, reported the official Brazilian Institute for...
Brazil’s Supreme Court opens investigation against Google and Telegram executives for disinformation
The Supreme Federal Court, Brazil's highest court, on Friday, authorized the opening of an investigation against local executives of technology companies Google and Telegram...
Angola’s industrial production is below the region’s average – consulting firm
The gross value added (GVA) of industrial production in Angola grew by 0.8% in 2021, below the average and in counter-cycle with the sub-Saharan...
TAAG increases flight frequency on Luanda-São Paulo route from August
The Angolan airline TAAG announced today that it would offer six weekly flights on the Luanda-São Paulo route, starting next August, with a Boeing...
Angola: insurance premiums with mediation intervention register a 100% increase
By Pedro Mbinza
The insurance premiums with mediation intervention in Angola reached more than Kw3 billion (US$5.9 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, observing...
Brazilian inflation in April stood at 0.61%, according to IBGE
Inflation in April was in Brazil 0.61%, the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) announced on Friday (12).
With the result, the IPCA (National...
Inflation in Mozambique slows to a 12-month low
Mozambique's year-on-year inflation slowed in April to a 12-month low, according to the latest data released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Inflation returned...
Credit to the economy in Cape Verde grew 5% to more than €1.227 billion in 2022
Credit to the Cape Verdean economy reached a new high at the end of 2022, exceeding €1.227 billion, an increase of more than 5%...
Prices of the Angolan basic food basket decreased due to the Strategic Food Reserve
The Angolan Strategic Food Reserve (REA) has contributed "directly and notably" to the "reduction and stabilization" of the prices of basic food basket products...
Opposition criticizes “deep change” for Cape Verde’s recognition of Morocco
The president of the PAICV, the largest Cape Verdean opposition party, Rui Semedo, criticized today the territorial recognition of Morocco announced by the government,...
Rally reversal: what’s behind Bitcoin’s 6% drop in May
By Suvashree Ghosh and Sidhartha Shukla*
Analysts point to industry-specific risks, including transaction congestion on Bitcoin's blockchain, weaker liquidity in digital asset markets, and regulatory...
Latin American music: a catalyst for global pop culture
Latin American music has permeated global pop culture with its captivating rhythms, leaving an indelible impression on music lovers worldwide.
You can hear this music...
Get to know ten national parks; refuges of pure nature in Brazil
By Gabriel Justo
Brazil has 74 national parks that, since the 1930s, have played a fundamental role in preserving local ecosystems.
Those open to visitors -...