Africa:   Brics Summits Make Little Progress On Science Cooperation

SciDev.Net, 21 July 2014

Scientific cooperation among the BRICS countries lags far behind its potential, according to Brazilian experts speaking after last week's BRICS summit in Brazil. Read more »

Africa:   Will the Brics Bank Be a Game Changer?

SACSIS, 22 July 2014

Last week Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) announced they are joining forces to establish a BRICS alternative to the World Bank. The BRICS bank will be… Read more »

South Africa:   As Winds of Change Blow, South America Builds Its House With Brics

IPS, 18 July 2014

While this week's BRICS summit might have been off the radar of Western powers, the leaders of its five member countries launched a financial system to rival Bretton Woods… Read more »

Africa:   Brics Forges Ahead With Two New Power Drivers - India and China

IPS, 17 July 2014

The Sixth BRICS Summit which ended Wednesday in Fortaleza, Brazil, attracted more attention than any other such gathering in the alliance's short history, and not just from its own… Read more »

South Africa:   Brics to Draw Up Roadmap for Economic Cooperation

SA Info, 16 July 2014

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa vowed to push for more comprehensive cooperation and a closer economic partnership at the close of the sixth Brics… Read more »

Africa:   South Africa to Host Africa Branch of Brics Bank

SA Info, 16 July 2014

The Brics emerging market bloc on Tuesday announced the signing of an agreement that paves the way for the establishment of a New Development Bank, to be headquartered in Shanghai,… Read more »

Africa:   Africa Hopes for Infrastructure Aid From New Brics Bank

DW, 16 July 2014

The new BRICS development bank and reserve fund launched this week are intended to provide an alternative to existing Western-led institutions. Africa hopes for aid to make… Read more »

South Africa:   South Africa Hands Brics Baton to Brazil

SA Info, 15 July 2014

South Africa was set to hand over the chair of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping at the start of the sixth Brics summit in Fortaleza on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa:   The New Brics Bank Should Offer a New Vision for Development, Not More of the Same

Oxfam, 15 July 2014

Today leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa -better known as the BRICS- finalized their 6th summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, consolidating the creation of a new… Read more »

South Africa:   Pres Zuma in Fortaleza for Brics Summit

SAnews.gov.za, 14 July 2014

President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil, where he will attend the sixth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit. Read more »

South Africa:   South Africa to Lobby to Host Brics Bank

SA Info, 11 July 2014

South Africa will put forward a strong case at next week's Brics summit in Brazil for the proposed Brics development bank to be located in Johannesburg, Trade and Industry Minister… Read more »

South Africa:   SA Lobbying for Brics Bank Location

SAnews.gov.za, 11 July 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says it would be an advantage if the Brics Development Bank was to be located in Johannesburg. Read more »

Africa:   Reading Between the Lines of the Brics Bibliography

GEGAfrica, 7 July 2014

BRICS' critics were dealt a crippling blow recently when the group, which is often accused of being a talk shop, showed they are also very keen on reading. In an unusual move for… Read more »

Africa:   Role of Brics in African Regional Integration and Development

GEGAfrica, 15 July 2014

South Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit in Durban in March 2013. This summit was a first for South Africa and for the BRICS in more ways than one. Notable was the fact that it… Read more »

South Africa:   Zuma Leads SA Delegation to Brics

CAJ News, 10 July 2014

PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to Brazil for the sixth Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Summit. Read more »

Africa:   Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On the Brics Summit

IMF, 6 July 2014

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), conveyed the following message to President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil today: Read more »