Russia’s efforts to boost its influence in Africa, which was highlighted at this week’s summit in Sochi, is not only about arms, nuclear power and investment deals, but also about the less tangible things. Sochi International airport braced itself this week to serve over 100,000 travelers, as thousands of guests[…]
Thirty five African leaders are expected to attend the inaugural Russia-Africa Summit this week. It will take place in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the summit will be co-chaired by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is also Chair of the African Union.[…]
Moscow is urging its partners in the BRICS group of nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) to take part in work towards the post-war restoration of Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. “It is crucially important to support the processes of Syria’s post-conflict restoration,” he told a[…]
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA — the five Brics nations — have agreed to a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin that co-operation be extended at people-to-people level to promote co-operation and make the community more inclusive. In a closed session between the presidents‚ Putin proposed[…]
OPINION – Shafiq Morton In a world fast being polarised by rich-poor divides and Trumpism, South Africa hosts the 11th BRICS summit at a critical juncture in our history. A Sufi sage once proclaimed that Creation was perfect, but man wasn’t. The world of people, he said, was not faultless.[…]
Civil organisation Right2Know will on Tuesday protest at headquarters of South Africa’s four largest telecommunications companies in Gauteng, demanding that the price of cellular data decrease. The protest follows a list of demands which were handed over to service providers in 2013, Right2Know said in a statement. None of the[…]
The future of the BRICS looks toxic. China and India stepped back from a border dispute just in time for a summit of the bloc of large emerging market countries. That helps Chinese President Xi Jinping keep up appearances ahead of a crucial political reshuffle. But the unusual tensions between[…]
The ANC’s top officials were notified of Nhlanhla Nene’s nomination for head of the African Regional Centre of the New Development Bank/Brics bank as far back as six weeks ago. “The president did consult ANC officials about six weeks ago about the Brics nominee. He explained will need to send[…]
South Africa and the African continent have benefited from economic co-operation with Brics partners, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. He said there had been a 70% increase in South Africa’s total trade with Brics. Last year South Africa’s total trade with Brics was R382bn, which had grown from R268bn[…]
The leaders of five emerging market powers said at a summit Tuesday that they agreed to create a development bank worth $100 billion that will have its headquarters in China. The first president of the New Development Bank will be from India and the position will rotate every five years[…]
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