By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro says a Supreme Court judge has barred him from leaving the country after his defeat by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He denounces the measure as intimidation and promises to challenge the election results, according to France 24.
Donald Trump denounced as “rigged” the Brazilian presidential election won by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Flávio Bolsonaro says the courts have barred him from leaving Brazil, Le Monde reports.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Le Monde ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will begin a fourth presidential term in Brazil after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, promising to deliver the best term in the country’s history. The president-elect will have to govern with a conservative Congress in a deeply divided country, reports RSTP.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Rstp ·
Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as president of Brazil. In his message, he wished the Brazilian leader success and achievement, and pledged to strengthen cooperation between Djibouti and Brazil, according to the Djibouti Information Agency.
🇩🇯 Djibouti · Source: Adi ·
The re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been welcomed by climate advocates, who see it as a chance to better protect the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation fell sharply in Brazil during his previous term, according to France 24’s analysis of the election’s implications.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: France 24 ·
Illustrative imageMalaria vaccine dose to cost €5.50 from 2027Unicef and Gavi will set the price of a dose of malaria vaccine at €5.50, a reduction of about 40%. The agreement could save $50 million between 2027 and 2029 and protect one million more children, according to the two organisations.
15 arrested at illegal lithium plants in NigeriaNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested 14 Chinese nationals and one Nigerian at four illegal lithium-processing plants in Ogere, Ogun State. Investigators seized lithium ore, 18 phones, four laptops and a truck, Punch reports, with prosecutions expected after the investigation.The week in Africa
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