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Brazil Gets G20 Support To Strengthen Influence Of Global South Countries On Climate Issues

The last meeting under Brazil’s G20 presidency of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group ended…

Seminar On ‘Building A Closer China-Africa Community Of Shared Future’ Held In Pretoria

The new Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is set to be…

First G20 Sherpas Meeting Under South Africa’s Presidency To Be Held From 9-12 December

From 1 December 2024, the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) will pass from…

Public Institutions Are Playing A Role In Creating Social Transformation In South Africa

The success of public institutions is deeply rooted in their ability to plan with a…

Brazil Calls On UN To Assist In Creation Of Global Alliance Against Hunger

Brazil’s Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Hunger Wellington Dias, during a meeting with UN Under-Secretary General Amina Mohammed, spoke about the proposal to create a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. This is reported by Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS. “The alliance will not belong to the G20, but to all countries and organisations that want to work together. We need the UN’s support on two fronts. First, it is necessary that the organisation’s offices…

Lula da Silva: CELAC Countries Can Become Centre Of Global Diplomacy Through G20 And BRICS Summits

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and others attended the event. One of the key points raised at the summit was the need to strengthen regional integration. In his speech, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasised the importance of uniting Latin American and Caribbean countries in a multipolar world. Lula stressed that the region has the potential to become a centre of gravity in global diplomacy, especially by hosting…

South Africa Begins Preparations For Its G20 Presidency

South Africa has begun preparations for its G20 presidency. This was announced by Minister in the South African President’s Office, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, at a briefing on the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting held on Thursday. She emphasised that Cabinet received and considered a report on South Africa’s preparations for the G20 Presidency and the 2025 G20 Summit. “It is a momentous occasion for South Africa to organise a meeting of this calibre,” the minister shared. She noted that the…

BRICS Expansion Is Creating New Possibilities Of Collaboration Across Diverse Sectors

The dawn of 2024 marked a significant milestone in the geopolitical landscape as Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially joined the BRICS grouping. This expansion, the second phase of the growth for the grouping since South Africa’s inclusion in 2011, signals a pivotal moment for the developing world.  As the current chair of the grouping, the Russian Federation is set to host the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic…

Africa Records Impressive Accomplishments During the First Decade of the Agenda 2063 Blueprint

It is truly remarkable to see the substantial progress that the African Union has achieved in implementing the Agenda 2063 in its initial decade from 2014 to 2023. This period has witnessed significant accomplishments that have laid the foundation for Africa’s development, collaboration, and strategic partnerships.   One of the most noteworthy achievements during this timeframe is the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This visionary initiative, incorporated within the Agenda 2063 framework, is a pivotal stride towards…

Lula Reveals Brazil G20 Summit Preliminary Plans

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will invite Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend the G20 summit in Brazil in 2024, as reported by Toda Palavra, a partner of TV BRICS. At the end of the G20 summit held last weekend in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the group’s chairmanship to the Brazilian president. The Brazilian leader emphasised that his country has all the conditions to host the…

The G20’s History and Summits

NEW DELHI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — The 18th Group of 20 (G20) Summit will take place on Saturday and Sunday in New Delhi, India. The summit, themed “One Earth · One Family · One Future,” will focus on inclusive growth, digital innovation, climate resilience, and equitable global health access, among other topics. Here is a brief introduction of the group and its summits. Created in 1999, the G20 is a main forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues.…

G20: BRICS Nations Are Set To Present Themselves As A New Global Economy, Says Prof Tembe

In a special media project BRICS & G20 2023 ahead of the G20 summit, TV BRICS International Media Network and its partners, major national media outlets of the BRICS countries, interviewed leading experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Among the speakers is Professor Paul Tembe, an international relations expert, who discussed the plans and goals of the BRICS nations for the forthcoming G20 summit in India. Tembe is a Senior Research Fellow at the Thabo Mbeki African…

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