Blockchain and artificial intelligence highlighted in the 6th Brazil Africa Forum
Healthcare technology domain expert, Afsar Akal will be a speaker at the 6th Brazil Africa Forum. Akal is the founder of Bloxperiment, a venture for social experimentation of disruptive technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). “These two technologies are converging and creating uncertainty for the future. In this panel we will discuss how […]
CEO of NEPAD Agency, Ibrahim Mayaki, brings to the 6th Brazil Africa Forum his ideas for Africa’s development
Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is confirmed as speaker of the 6th Brazil Africa Forum – Youth empowerment: transformation to achieve sustainable development. Since 2009, he is the CEO of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, an economic development program of the African Union. Established in July 2001, NEPAD aims to provide an overarching vision and […]
Simba Mhuriro: young entrepreneur talks about innovation and sustainability during the 6th Brazil Africa Forum
Simbarashe Eric Mhuriro (or just Simba Mhuriro) is 33 years old and is the Founder and Managing Director of Oxygen Africa, a Zimbabwean renewable energy development company focused on commercial and industrial rooftop solar photovoltaic projects. Oxygen is currently developing 50MW rooftop solar project with Old Mutual Property Zimbabwe, the largest property investment managers in […]
Afreximbank sponsors 6th Brazil Africa Forum
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially become a sponsor of the 6th Brazil Africa Forum. The bank is internationally well known by its work in stimulating expansion, diversification and development of African trade. Afreximbank’s Chairman, Dr. Benedict Oramah, will be one of the speakers of the Forum. Dr. Oramah holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in […]
Brazil Africa Forum: Unitaid hosts session on South-South Cooperation and health
Unitaid – a health initiative hosted by the World Health Organization that harnesses innovation to end HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – confirms its participation in the 6th Brazil Africa Forum that will take place in Salvador, Bahia, on 22-23 November 2018. Unitaid will host a session on the role of South-South Cooperation for health and […]
Architect Joseph Osae-Addo will be present in the 6th Brazil Africa Forum
One of Ghana’s most important architects confirms participation as speaker of the 6th Brazil Africa Forum. Joseph Osae-Addo (a.k.a. Joe Addo) trained at the Architectural Association in London. He worked in Finland, the UK and the USA, setting up his practice in Los Angeles in 1991. He is a founding partner in the A + […]
IBRAF and FARA establish plan of actions to improve agriculture in Brazil and Africa
The Brazil Africa Institute and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning actions to develop agriculture in Brazil and the African continent. The MoU says that both organizations will work together for the establishment of Africa-Brazil Partnerships on innovation, capacity development, youth empowerment and agribusiness development aimming […]
YTTP: 28 young Africans in Brazil learning more about the cassava production chain
The second semester of 2018 will bring new issues of the Youth Technical Training Program. The YTTP is one of the IBRAF’s ways to promote economic and social development and combating poverty. YTTP uses an array of professional development schemes to meet diverse needs of African countries through utilizing Brazil’s technology, skills and knowledge. The program […]
2017: Year in Review & Look Ahead
The Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) ended 2017, consolidating the good results obtained in previous years and presenting new projects for 2018. Among the main achievements of the year, one of them is the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP), developed in partnership with the African Development Bank. During a month, 28 young people from 14 African […]
5th Brazil Africa Forum promotes meetings and dialogues in São Paulo
Held on November 23 and 24 in São Paulo, the 5th Brazil Africa Forum gathered around 200 people from 48 countries who discussed issues related to the development of Brazil and African countries. With the central theme “Trends in Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development”, the first day of the event was dedicated to the […]
5th Brazil Africa Forum: get the mobile app
The participants of the 5th Brazil Africa Forum: Trends in Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development will have access to a mobile app for smartphones. Available for Android and iOS, the application allows communication between participants, the dissemination of information about the event, access to schedule of activities in real time and the exchange of […]
Young Africans receive technical training in Brazil
During an entire month, a group of 30 young Africans from 16 countries will receive, in Brazil, a technical capacitation on cassava production chain. The inaugural class took place on October 23rd, in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, at Embrapa Mandioca and Fruticultura. The initiative is part of the YTTP (Youth Technical Training Program), created by […]
The Laucnhing of the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP)
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 […]
5th Brazil Africa Forum will hold a session about agricultural technological innovation
The 5th Brazil Africa Forum: Trends in Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development will hold the session AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. The topics that will compose this session are “Motivating Young People to Use ICT in Agriculture”, “The Use of Technology to Improve Agricultural Production” and “Perspectives for the Agricultural Transformation in Africa”. Among the prestigious […]