The BRICS Summit, held on July 25, 2018 in the South African city of Johannesburg, was an important event as it marked the tenth anniversary of the formation of the grouping

Better late, they say, than never. It has been four years since this newspaper first urged Jamaica and its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners to pursue "a deeper political and economic engagement" with the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - as part of this region's strategic widening of alliances against the dangers of a unipolar dependence

The sides discussed cooperation with the UN and BRICS

Widely touted as a major milestone in the developing relationship between South Africa and its Brics partners, the message at the 10th annual Brics summit in Johannesburg last month was resoundingly clear: Both Brics and South Africa, in particular have a strong desire to deepen mutually beneficial, pragmatic cooperation in the African continent

BRICS gearing up for digital revolution The five-nation bloc of emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) has decided to work closer together to embrace rapidly developing technology that has carved a fourth industrial revolution

While the protectionist trend in the US has shocked many world economies, Africa finds itself embracing a more promising economic vision based on respect, win-win cooperation and total integration