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Africa: Brics+ and the Tricky Business of Balancing Global Geopolitics
ISS, 30 August 2023
Will an expanded BRICS precipitate a new international order, or collapse under the weight of its internal contradictions? Read more »
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South Africa: Experts Warn of Shrinking Civic Space As Brics Expands Membership
VOA, 31 August 2023
Some analysts warn that the choice of countries selected for induction into the BRICS bloc suggests the grouping as a whole may be headed on a path toward decreased tolerance for… Read more »
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Africa: Brics Expansion Sparks Joy in Africa
DW, 25 August 2023
While the plans to expand BRICS have caused a lot of excitement amongst African leaders, questions on how the economic bloc will manage tensions among its members persist. Read more »
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South Africa: Brics Expansion Adds Clout to Bloc, but Also Imports New Tensions
Daily Maverick, 24 August 2023
Expanding BRICS from five to 11 members offers the bloc greater economic and political clout, but could also create tensions between members and with the West. Read more »
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Africa: Is the BRICS Group Shaping up to Challenge U.S. Leadership?
Nile Post, 27 August 2023
The announced expansion of the five-nation Brics club of emerging economies was described as "historic" by Chinese President Xi Jinping, but it is still not clear how far the… Read more »
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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Announces Six More Nations Joining Brics
Govt of SA, 24 August 2023
BRICS Chair President Cyril Ramaphosa's media briefing remarks announcing the outcomes of the XV BRICS Summit Read more »
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Africa: Renewable Energy Focus Could Steer Brics Towards Formation of Powerful Climate Club
Daily Maverick, 24 August 2023
BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world's climate crisis. Read more »
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Africa: At Brics Summit, UN Chief Calls Global Unity Call in Face of 'Existential' Challenges
UN News, 23 August 2023
The UN chief on Thursday underscored the urgent need for unity and justice to tackle humanity's pressing challenges, which range from the climate crisis to economic disparities and… Read more »
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South Africa: The Brics Bloc Takes a Dive On the Freedom Scale
Daily Maverick, 24 August 2023
South Africa is now part of an organisation that essentially does not even vaguely have democracy as its guiding light. Read more »
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Africa: Extra BRICS Shouldn't Be Used to Build a Wall Against the West
ISS, 11 August 2023
As interest in joining BRICS soars, an expansion must be about more than the 'West versus the Rest'. Read more »
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South Africa: Iran's President Will Probably Attend Brics Summit - Minister of International Relations
Daily Maverick, 7 August 2023
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor has insisted that Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi's likely attendance at the BRICS Summit does not mean the group… Read more »
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Africa: An Expanded Brics Could Reset World Politics but Picking New Members Isn't Straightforward
The Conversation Africa, 6 August 2023
Eager to escape perceived western domination, several countries - mostly in the global south - are looking to join the Brics bloc. The five-country bloc (Brazil, Russia, India,… Read more »
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South Africa: Six More Nations Are Set to Join Brics - What They're Buying Into
The Conversation Africa, 24 August 2023
One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with effect from January 2024. They are Argentina,… Read more »
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South Africa: 40 More Countries Want to Join Brics, Says South Africa
VOA, 21 July 2023
The BRICS group of fast-developing economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- has positioned itself as an alternative to the Western-dominated global order.… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Bid to Join BRICS - Expert Weighs Pros and Cons
The Conversation Africa, 11 July 2023
A few years ago, the BRICS grouping - Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa - had lost salience because three of its members were in severe economic difficulty. Brazil,… Read more »
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Africa: Ethiopia Submits Application to Join BRICS Bloc of Developing Nations
Addis Standard, 29 June 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Ethiopia has officially submitted an application to join the BRICS bloc of developing nations. In a press conference held today,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Expresses Interest in Joining BRICS
New Zimbabwe, 16 May 2023
ZIMBABWE is among the countries that have indicated interest in adopting the expected BRICS currency, in a move market watchers believe is meant to broaden the basket for locals. Read more »
Brics Swells to 11 Members as Six More Nations Join
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that six more nations - Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - will become full members of Brics from January 1, 2024.
Ramaphosa said: "Leading up to the Summit, there was a wide-ranging Brics business programme aimed at attracting investment, promoting collaboration and showcasing opportunities within South Africa, Africa and Brics countries."
The summit, which was hosted by South Africa, has seen much criticism levelled against the West by Russia and China. The Brics Summit 2023, which is the first in-person summit since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2019, ended on Thursday August 24, 2023.
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China and Russia used the second day of the Brics Summit of emerging economies to criticise the West, while also throwing their support behind the proposed expansion of what's seen ... Read more »
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The Brics nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will be meeting at the Brics summit hosted by South Africa on August 22-24, 2023. One of the main focus points ... Read more »
Flags of current Brics member countries Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa (file photo).
