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Angola
23 November 2020

China Suspends USD 2.1 billion of Debt Service Payments from 23 Poor Countries
China has suspended USD 2.1 billion of debt service payments from 23 indebted poor countries, to assist the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, in line with the Group of Twenty (G20), which includes Angola.
Brazil
18 November 2020

Clinical Trials Prove CoronaVac Safety in Brazil Trials
Results of the initial trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, ongoing in Brazil and other countries, have shown it to be safe and generate a good antibody response, according to The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Brazil
13 November 2020

Brazil to Buy Chinese Vaccine if Proven Effective, President Says
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday his country would buy Coronavac, the Chinese vaccine against Covid-19, but only if it proves effective.
Brazil
11 November 2020

Trial of Chinese-Developed Covid-19 Vaccine in Brazil to Resume Soon
A "serious adverse event" that led Brazil's health authorities to halt clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine was not related to the vaccine trial itself, which is expected to resume soon, according to the director of Brazil's Butantan biomedical institute.
Brazil
10 November 2020

Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Due to Arrive in Brazil on November 20
Brazil will receive on November 20 the first 120,000 doses of Coronavac, Chinese covid-19 vaccine in the final testing phase, according to the governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, João Doria.
Cabo Verde
02 November 2020
CLBrief: Aerial view of Praia

“Substantial Risks” to Cabo Verde Economic Recovery – IMF
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to severely affect the Cabo Verde economy, with GDP projected to contract by 6.8 percent in 2020, and a recovery in 2021 faces "substantial risks", according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
Brazil
02 November 2020

Brazil Will “Of course” Buy Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine, Vice President Says
Brazil’s government will “of course” buy a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine that is being tested in the country, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said, contradicting previous statements by President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil
27 October 2020

Brazilian Meat Packing Plants to Resume Sales to China
Two Brazilian meat packing plants have been authorised to resume sales to China after receiving bans over Covid-19 concerns earlier this year, according to Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry.
Brazil
22 October 2020

Brazil´s President Puts Brakes on Vaccination Plan Involving Chinese Company
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday rejected the announced purchase of 46 million doses of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus being developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech and tested in a state governed by a political rival.
Angola
12 October 2020

Analysis: China and Africa in the Age of Covid-19
Yes, the new age of China-Africa relations will be made of painstaking debt talks. But China´s capital in Africa - both financial and diplomatic - is unrivaled.
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