Brazil and Benin have signed an agreement to work together to produce, use and commercialize fuels made from crops.
A team of eight Brazilian ethanol experts will establish a presence in the West-African country to help it develop a production capacity.
In his speech at the signing ceremony, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Lula said fuels like ethanol and biodiesel will give more countries the chance to become involved in energy production which serves as a tool to promote development.
Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi described Lula as 'a friend' of Africa and recalled the fact he had surpassed previous Brazilian leaders in the number of African countries visited. Lula has traveled to 17 nations on the continent, paying a visit to Benin in February 2006.
On August 16, the Beninese president was to travel to Sao Paulo, where he wwas expected to visit an ethanol plant and meet biofuel entrepreneurs.o). On Friday, he will visit Salvador, in northeastern Brazil, where there are many descendants of slaves brought from Benin during the colonial and imperial period. There he will sign a Cooperation Protocol between Salvador and Cotonou.
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