Dr. Kapil Kapoor, from the African Development Bank, joins IBRAF’s Advisory Board

Director General for Southern Africa at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Kapil Kapoor is the new member of the Brazil Africa Institute’s Advisory Board. With a PhD in Economics and an MBA in Finance, he has led the preparation of the AfDB’s Long-Term Strategy to support the transformation of Africa over the next […]

Brazil to groom African youth in cassava processing

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Brazil-Africa Institute (IBRAF) have launched the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) − an initiative that aims to train young African professionals in research and technology transfer, contributing to local capacity development. The YTTP initiative is sponsored under the South–South Cooperation Trust Fund (SSCTF) and will consist of an […]

Meeting with AfDB’s Senior VP

Dr. Frannie Leautier, Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), met on March 15, our president, Prof.  João Bosco Monte. On the occasion, the president of the AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, was invited to be a keynote speaker at the 5th Brazil Africa Forum. In addition, the institutional support for the event was discussed […]