The Latest Breaking News from BRICS

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

During its 16th annual summit in Kazan, Russia, Brics – a group of emerging economies determined to act as a counterweight to the west and to whittle down the influence of global institutions – invited Nigeria and eight other countries to join it as “partner” countries. Nigeria formally accepted the…

President Donald Trump attempted to renew his threat against a bloc of nine nations in case they tried to undermine the US dollar.

Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan hit a brief stumbling block on January 26 when Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused to allow two US flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land. Petro’s complaint was that the US government was treating the migrants like criminals by repatriating them in military planes.

Brics has emerged as a significant international force since 2009 when it was established at a summit in Russia. What began as a five-member group encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is now expanding with the integration of five new members and eight new partner countries. Even more…

Trump wrongly told a reporter: ‘They’re a Brics nation, Spain. Do you know what a Brics nation is? You’ll figure it out’

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirm strong bilateral ties and strategic coordination in a recent video call, emphasi...

Nigeria has been admitted as a partner country to the Brics bloc of developing economies, adding one of Africa's largest economies to the growing alliance of emerging market countries. Brazil, the group's chair, said Nigeria's interests converged with other members of the group.

Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies

The two countries signed 20-year cooperation pact, but despite anti-US stance there are limits to their partnership.

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”