AFP | Brazil football legend Pele will be honored in his home country by a commemorative day baptised “King Pele Day”, reported Tuesday’s edition of the...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than a year now, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) coalition has been pressing hard for replacement of the...
Bloomberg | Nigeria will seek to become a member of the BRICS group of nations within the next 2 years as part of a new foreign...
By Christopher Isike How might BRICS affect US-African ties? Altering diplomatic relations between African countries and the US on account of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China...
By Gregory Simpkins One of the biggest stories in recent weeks has been the ongoing evolution of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), this...
AFP | BRICS leaders have agreed to expand the club of major emerging economies and adopted conditions for entry, South Africa said on Wednesday, as the...
By Zita Zage In recent years, the BRICS group of nations, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has emerged as a formidable presence...
Reuters | The development bank founded by the so-called BRICS countries closed the auction for its first South African rand bonds on Tuesday, as it comes...
By Padraig Carmody A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its...
Xinhua | South Africa has invited heads of state of all African countries to the BRICS summit, which is set to be held in August in...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been increasing talk about a New World Order created by the alliance primarily of China and Russia, along with other nations...
AP | Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the...
By Thebe Mabanga The 7th Summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) member states – the five major emerging national economies –...
The emerging market BRICS nations will have their own development bank by the end of the year, South Africa has said. “The New Development Bank is...
Brazilan Presidential Candidate Marina Silva Marina Silva, a front-running presidential candidate who grew up in the Amazon jungle and could become the first black person to...
A new development bank launched by emerging economies will help all nations in distress to return to health, South African President Jacob Zuma said earlier this...
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging giants are expected to sign a deal next week to open their own development...
African teams bring life to an event that, in recent times, has appeared to be losing some of its gloss. Who can forget the youthful exuberance...
Washington will host the US-Africa summit in August, but it is already late to the game of African summitry. Japan hosted its first Africa summit in...
A new generation of business leaders are investing in Africa’s capacity to manufacture cars, process minerals and build equipment. Some governments are now looking for ways...
Although the slavery of black people is primarily associated with the US. It is very interesting to note that slavery was very prevalent throughout the entire...
The implications of the shared geological history between Angola – currently producing 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) – and Brazil – 2.1 million bpd –...
The old colonial capital of Luanda is being reborn. Work is well advanced on the new multibillion-dollar international airport. Rows of luxury skyscrapers are under construction:...
By Carlos Lopes This year Africa celebrates fifty years since the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); never before has the continent been so...
While South Africa remains the most attractive corporate investment destination in Africa, Nigeria is nipping at its heels and may overtake it as soon as next...
Business leaders from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging economies met Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss trade with...
(IANS) – Business leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa Monday to identify specific measures to eliminate...
In 1975, just after Mozambique had won its independence from Portugal after a bitter struggle, a quarter of a million Portuguese colonialist settlers left the country....
The just concluded BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit concluded in Durban, South Africa calls for stronger partnerships, integration and industrialization to tackle various...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Sprint super star Usain Bolt launched his season with a 150-meter win on a track set up at Copacabana beach in...
The establishment of the BRICS bank will provide the emerging economies in Africa and the Caribbean with an alternative to the IMF and World Bank (Bloomberg)...
The new president of China, Xi Jinping, lands in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Sunday at the beginning of a three-country tour of Africa. He faces...
High level representatives of the African Union and African regional economic blocs have been invited to attend the the fifth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
A victorius Lewis Hamilton holds aloft his trophy next to second placed Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (l) and third placed Ferrari Formula One...
South Africa today indicted that it was ready to host a planned development bank for the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) grouping of...
Judge Joaquim Barbosa Brazil’s first black Supreme Court justice has been chosen as the presiding judge for the high court. Joaquim Barbosa was elected Wednesday as...
Haiti has agreed to work with Brazil and Ecuador to set up a new army that will eventually replace the U.N. peacekeeping force that has protected...
The launch of the BRICS development bank in South Africa would provide Africa, the Caribbean and other emerging countries an alternative to the Western dominated Bretton...
Students at State U. of Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO/Douglas Engle Brazil’s top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across...
Jamaican and Trinidadian entrepreneurs are potential investors in an airline carrier aimed at tapping into the South American market. Brazil ambassador to Jamaica, Antonio F Da...
Zimbabwe has set sights on the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging world economic powerhouses as a source of trade and...
Nigeria have lined up a prestigious friendly against Brazil in September, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed. According to the NFF, the game against the...
RedJet’s Chief Executive Officer Ian Burns has dismissed speculation that the company has any short-term plans to extend its low-fare air travel plans to Brazil. While...
Afro Brazilian model Isabel Correia. Only a handful of black models sashayed down the catwalk at this week’s Rio fashion show, sparking fresh calls for quotas...
