Brazil Africa Forum 2021 ends with strengthened partnerships between Brazilian and African leaders

Fortaleza, Brazil, November 24th – The Brazil Africa Forum has come to an end with commitments reinforced and new partnerships to come to boost Brazil – Africa relations. The two-days event held almost 16 hours of a three languages (English, Portuguese, French) live programme, reaching an audience of nearly two thousand viewers only during the […]
Pre-Summit: IBRAF and IFAD to boost joint initiatives on protecting rural people

IBRAF’s President Prof. João Bosco Monte met with IFAD’s President Dr. Gilbert Houngbo, Tuesday 27th, in Rome, Italy, at the sidelines of the 2021 Food Systems Pre-Summit. “IFAD has been a close partner of IBRAF for the past few years and this is due to our commitment in empowering rural people with skills to fight […]
Brazil Africa Forum 2021: Afreximbank’s President Dr. Benedict Oramah confirmed as speaker

The President of the Brazil Africa institute, Prof. João Bosco Monte, met virtually, Monday 19th, with the President of the Afreximbank, Dr. Benedict Oramah, to discuss future joint initiatives and to make official the bank’s participation in Brazil Africa Forum 2021. Dr Oramah has accepted the invitation to be a speaker in the main program […]
Brazil Africa Forum 2021: Registration open

Registrations are now open for Brazil Africa Forum 2021. The event will be held on November 23rd and 24th with the theme “Natural Resources: environmental protection and sustainable development”. REGISTER NOW Consolidated as the main space for debate between Brazilian and African leaders and fostering dialogue with actors from third regions, the Brazil Africa Forum […]
Brazil Africa Forum 2021 – Natural Resources: Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development

Press release Brazil, June 7th 2021 – Brazil Africa Institute launches Brazil Africa Forum 2021, focusing on natural resources The Brazil Africa Institute announced, on Monday (7), the 2021 edition of the Brazil Africa Forum. The event will be held on November 23rd and 24th with the theme “Natural Resources: environmental protection and sustainable development”. […]
West African Development Bank and IBRAF discuss future projects and Brazil’s presence in a strategic plan

The president of the Brazil Africa institute, Prof. João Bosco Monte, met virtually with the president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD), Serge Ekué, to discuss future joint initiatives. One of the action lines will be through IBRAF’s capacity building programs for young professionals, the Youth Technical Training Program and the Online Professional Learning. […]
Brazil Africa Forum 2020 will discuss overcoming the challenges of the pandemic in an online edition

With the theme “Overcoming the challenges of the pandemic: what’s next?”, IBRAF will hold Brazil Africa Forum 2020, one of the main events on the relations between Brazil and the African continent. This will be the first fully online edition of the Forum, which will take place between the 3rd and 4th of November. The […]
World Bank and IBRAF discuss cooperative actions between the organizations
In Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, the president of the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF), João Bosco Monte, met with representatives of the World Bank under the leadership of Hafez Ghanem, the Organization’s vice president for Africa. The meeting took place in parallel with the “Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue” event, in which the IBRAF president attended. During […]
BAF 2019: FAO’s Director General confirmed as speaker
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, José Graziano da Silva is confirmed as speaker at the Brazil Africa Forum 2019, to be held in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 12th and 13th. DG Graziano da Silva received Prof. João Bosco Monte, President of the Brazil Africa Institute, at FAO’s headquarters […]
Brazilian Vice President confirms presence at the Brazil Africa Forum 2019
Brazilian Vice President Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão confirmed his participation in the Brazil Africa Forum 2019. The event, organized by the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF), will be held on November 12th and 13th in São Paulo with main theme the relation between food security and economic development. Vice President Hamilton Mourão received IBRAF’s president, Prof. […]
Brazil Africa Forum 2019 officially launched in Kenya
The Brazil Africa Forum 2019 was officially launched in Nairobi, during a knowledge session hosted by Strathmore University Business School. Prof. João Bosco Monte, President of the Brazil Africa Institute, was the keynote speaker, addressing a brief on BAF 2019 and its impact in Africa’s agricultural markets. “With very many similarities between Brazil and Africa, […]
Brazil Africa Forum: piece of the Brazilian boost in Nigeria’s agriculture
The governments of Brazil and Nigeria have signed an agreement to boost agricultural production in the African country. The “Nigeria-Brazil Agricultural Development Programme”, also know as the “Green Imperative”, will entail the introduction of advanced Brazilian agricultural equipment in Nigeria and also facilitate the establishment of Training Centres for Nigerian Farmers across the country. The […]
6th Brazil Africa Forum: Paulo Gomes, from South East Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce, confirms participation
The Chairman of the Advisory Board of South East Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce, Paulo Gomes will be a speaker at the 6th Brazil Africa Forum: Youth Empowerment – transformation to achieve sustainable development, that will be held in Salvador in upcoming November. Paulo Gomes is a global business leader, active environmentalist and a key political […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner, José Ramos-Horta talks about his participation as keynote speaker at the 6th Brazil Africa Forum
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of East Timor, José Ramos-Horta talks about his participation as keynote speaker at the 6th Brazil Africa Forum, to be held on November 22 and 23 in Salvador, Brazil, with the theme Youth Empowerment: transformation to achieve sustainable development. Ramos-Horta’s work for the construction of peace and development […]
2017 on review: IBRAF’s Annual Report

Brazil Africa Institute is always working to be a catalyst for opportunities between Brazil and Africa. IBRAF facilitates an open debate between government agents, academics and entrepreneurs to promote socio, political and cultural rapprochement between Brazil and the African continent. IBRAF carries out a series of activities – like the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) […]