Eleven members speak for nearly half the world. Getting them to speak with one voice is the harder task.
By Jacqueléne Coetzer South Africa occupies a particularly interesting position in the emerging architecture of global trade because it sits simultaneously inside Africa’s regional economic systems...
A bloc once dismissed as an acronym in search of a strategy is now building the payment systems, banks, and trade corridors that will define the...
By Farhia Noor The continent’s partnerships with emerging powers demand scrutiny, not celebration. I am African. I read. I observe. I listen. I reflect. My elders...
By Godfred Zina As Russia expands its footprint in East Africa, Ethiopia and the Russian Federation are forging a closer strategic relationship that spans defense, economics,...
By Stephen Onyeiwu The introduction of BRICS partnership is an expansion mechanism designed to bring in more participants without giving them full membership. It is akin...
By Mary Alorh African nations and other emerging economies are increasingly aligning with the BRICS bloc, recognizing its potential as a key driver of global economic...