The Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), meeting at their summit in Johannesburg, announced on Thursday a “historic” expansion of the emerging countries’ bloc, with the integration of six new members, including Iran, from January. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are also joining the group, which aims to increase…
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World Leaders kick off BRICS summit with Business Forum
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Russian delegations opened this year’s BRICS summit with the Business Forum on Tuesday. The Russian President reiterated his promise to deliver grain to six African countries free of charge, in a pre-recorded…
BRICS Nations May Consider Common Currency at 2023 Summit
The BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – may consider a joint currency when they meet in Johannesburg in August. By Kate Bartlett Johannesburg — The creation of a BRICS currency will be one of the main topics up for discussion when the group of five emerging nations – Brazil, Russia,…
Putin May Join South Africa’s BRICS Summit Virtually
By Andre van Wyk Cape Town — The South African government has elected to consider allowing Vladimir Putin’s remote attendance to the 2023 BRICS summit ion an effort to navigate the bureaucratic headache that the Russian leader’s presence risks due to the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his capture….
India’s Narenda Modi & China’s Xi Jinping take on Africa.
The Prime Minister of the world’s biggest Democracy Narenda Modi is on a five day-three nation tour of the African continent; On Tue 24 July he arrived at Entebbe International Aiport being recived by Fomer UN President General and Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutusa before recieving a guard of honor at State House Entebbe…
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