Tag Archives: BRICS

BEIJING | Xinhua | As Chinese President Xi Jinping and a host of other leaders gather in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS summit, the world is once again turning its limelight on the burgeoning international mechanism for how it will push forward self-development and respond to global woes. A …

  SHANGHAI | Xinhua | The BRICS countries are powerful economies with great potential and capacity for growth, Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank (NDB), has told Xinhua. “Measured by GDP, the BRICS countries have already surpassed the G7 in importance,” said the former Brazilian president. BRICS is …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Over 60 BRICS media leaders from more than 40 countries joined the BRICS Media Summit opened here on Saturday, discussing the role of BRICS media in promoting a multipolar world. Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and executive chairman of the BRICS Media Forum, said …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The number 7 most read story on The Independent website in 2023 was ‘South Africa invites leaders from all African countries to BRICS summit’. South Africa invites leaders from all African countries to BRICS summit Share on: WhatsApp

A visit to Russia and witnessing the lost opportunities for cooperation with the West THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | This week, I landed in St. Petersburg, my first time to visit Russia, to attend a BRICS conference. There were very few people at the airport, so I went through immigration …

Even if doesn’t sound the death knell of the current order, it highlights widely shared grievances against it COMMENT | ANA PALACIO | The just-concluded BRICS summit  bringing together the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa  was touted as a pivotal event that could change the contours of …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held phone talks Monday on the outcomes of the recently held BRICS Summit and bilateral cooperation. Noting the importance of the agreements reached during the 15th BRICS Summit held recently in Johannesburg, South Africa, the …

Other major African players, such as Nigeria and Ghana, have expressed informal interest ANALYSIS | RUXANDRA LORDACHE | The BRICS economic coalition of emerging markets has extended membership invitations to six nations. The BRICS alliance  which is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is set to invite …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s entry into the BRICS mechanism is expected to facilitate the country’s economic growth, and help forge strong and lasting political cooperation with the BRICS family, Ethiopian experts have said. BRICS leaders agreed on Thursday to invite six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, …

Climate justice activists  protest China’s interests in fossil fuel projects in Africa Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Aug.22, the BRICS bloc of nations (Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa) began its 15th Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, to among other issues discuss possible expansion of the group to …