The BRICS Film Festival, now in its eighth year, kicked off in Russia on Friday as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. It is an annual event organized by the rotating presidency of the BRICS countries. The Moscow program features eight films from Russia, India, China, Brazil, Iran, South …
Read More »Ethiopian PM’s reaction after the country joins the BRICS group
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reacted after his country was recognized as one of six countries invited to join the Brics bloc from January next year. “A great moment for #Ethiopia,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Ethiopia stands ready to cooperate with all for an inclusive …
Read More »Cyril Ramaphosa announces BRICS expansion to 11 countries
Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be joining Brics from 1 January next year, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said. The debate over expanding the group – made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has topped the agenda at …
Read More »‘BRICS growing influence will change global structure’ – Putin says
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …
Read More »BRICS leaders meet in South Africa
Leaders of the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – converged on Johannesburg on Tuesday for a summit where they will weigh expanding the bloc as some members push to forge it into a counterweight to the West, Reuters reported. Heightened global tensions provoked by the …
Read More »South Africa will host Brics summit
The Brics summit of heads of state will be held in South Africa’s main city Johannesburg in August, Reuters agency reported, citing Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor. Her comments follow speculation that South Africa could ask another country to host the summit as it will be under legal obligation to arrest …
Read More »Brics to open office in Central Africa
The Brics had chosen the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui to host their future headquarters, after a delegation from the Brics alliance visited Bangui for several days. The President of this organization of five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa) has exceptionally awarded “the medal of strategic …
Read More »