Lula Heralds BRICS Expansion As Proof of its Pertinence
At the end of the XV BRICS Summit (#BRICS2023) in Johannesburg, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula DA SILVA asserted that
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Ramaphosa Brings Bandung and Ubuntu Spirits to BRICS
Taking inspiration from the Bandung Conference in 1955 — whence the Third World gathered for a greater say in world
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Xi Believes in ‘Bigger and Better’ BRICS
The 15th BRICS Summit (#BRICS2023) ended with the approval of six new member states to join the grouping, namely, Argentina,
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Another BRICS in the Swirl
“We don’t need no expansion, we don’t need no #dedollarization, we don’t need no thought control!,” to paraphrase the cult
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Key Takeaways from 43rd SADC Summit
The 43rd #SADC Summit took place in Luanda on 17 August 2023. The theme of this edition is “Human and Financial Capital:
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USA, Japan and South Korea Ink Financial MOU for Indo-Pacific
On 18 August 2023 in Washington DC, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Japan Bank for International Cooperation
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Communique of 43rd SADC Summit
1. The 43rd Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (#SADC) was held on
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Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Action Plan 2023-2026
At the end of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit (#RAS2), the plenary session adopted the joint Action Plan for the next
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Africa Pins Down Priorities at Russia-Africa Summit
The 2nd Russia-Africa Summit (#RAS2) took place in Saint Petersburg from the 27 to 28 July 2023. For the 1st
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USTR Katherine Tai Surveys Africa on AGOA
On 12 July 2023, the United States Trade Representative (#USTR) Katherine Tai met with Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
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