By Gregory September The IMF’s 2026 global growth projections tell a story of seismic economic shifts – and one African nation’s quiet but consequential arrival. When...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Strategic equity demands and infrastructure investments signal a new era of African economic sovereignty. The landscape of African resource control is undergoing...
By Dishant Shah In diplomatic corridors and boardrooms across the continent, a familiar question echoes: “Should Africa align with India or China?” The premise is flawed...
By Ryan Elcock Donald Trump’s unexpected return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples across the globe. For the Caribbean, a region...
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...
By Paul Nantulya India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, termed Africa as India’s “sister continent,” in recognition of the long ties of affinity. Since the 1960s,...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2022, the Biden Administration convened a summit with African governmental leaders, as well as African and American businesspeople and civil society...
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 Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola Nigeria’s railway network serves only a small portion of the country. The country is 923,770 square kilometers (357,000 square miles) , with...
Bloomberg | Tanzania will target boosting investment from India, the East African nation’s biggest trading partner, by 10-fold in the next 2 years. The Tanzania Investment...
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...
Bloomberg | Africa’s annual exports are expected to double to US$540 billion by 2030 from a decade earlier, chiefly on shipments from Nigeria to the Asian...
By Weiwei Chen Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. One common problem with this perception is the...
The gloves will be off at the the third India Africa Forum summit later this month, when African countries will push for 100 percent access to...
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...
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...
Nigeria’s flag carrrier, Arik Air says it plans to extend flight operations to India, the world’s second most populous country, by offering direct flights to the...
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...
Vodafone brought the mobile money service that has revolutionized banking in Africa to Romania on Monday, offering M-Pesa text-message transactions to millions of customers in...
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...
India and China are actively competing for business on the increasingly important African continent. The demand for resources to fuel their rapidly growing economies is playing...
Shikhar Dhawan of India (l) with Kieron Pollard of the West Indies during the Tri-Nation series ODI match between India and the West Indies, June 30...
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...
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...
India may be the world leader in call centers but in South Africa the government is hoping to grow its own industry, so the person calling...
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...
Jamaica is planning to expand its health tourism offerings, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Improving the niche tourism market could help improve health care in...
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...
India has overtaken the United States to become Nigeria’s largest market for exports, according to the first quarter Trade Statistics released by the Nigeria National Bureau...
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...
(Reuters) – Kenya Airways will spend US$3.6 billion over the next five years on new planes and routes, mainly to connect travellers between Africa and Asia,...
From: CNN India has ramped up its economic push into Africa, announcing Wednesday a slew of investment and trading agreements with countries across the continent. Speaking...
