NEW DELHI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) celebrated its founding anniversary Saturday, marking its creation in 1999. This year, the joy was doubled as the AU became a new Group of 20 (G20) member on the same day. “It’s finally Africa’s time,” many Africans said on social media, echoing “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” the official song of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It’s a dreams-come-true moment for the AU, which has long strived…

CAIRO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — The Arab League (AL) on Sunday welcomed the admission of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member to the Group of 20 (G20), expressing hope that the pan-Arab organization would enjoy the same status. In a statement, AL Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit welcomed the G20 leaders’ decision on AU’s entry into the group. On Saturday, G20 members agreed to grant permanent membership to the AU in an effort to make the group more representative.  The agreement…

Leading AI IN experts and professionals from the country’s leading companies and universities discussed the growing role of AI in medicine, oil and gas, energy, and fintech industries at Innopolis, which organised the event. The discussions were held with the participation of Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov, Andrey Sebrant and Alexander Krainov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alexey Sidoruk and other well-known AI specialists. TV BRICS became the general media partner of the conference. Iskander Bariev, First Vice-Rector – Deputy Director – of Innopolis…

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.…

The 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in South Africa promised to be theevent of the year from the day it was announced. Global media was awash with analysis of thepopularity of the BRICS+ format. Dozens of countries applied to participate in the summit. Even FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron asked for an invitation on behalf of France, a NATO and EU member. BRICS+ is popular because it is a new format of international cooperation that respects member…

Few saw BRICS emerging as one of the most successful and resilient multilateral platforms it has become. The global order is currently undergoing tremendous changes. The old world order dominated by theWest, the United States, in particular, has been deteriorating. But a new world order has yet to solidify. This transitional period of turbulence, turmoil, and uncertainty calls for multilateral forums like BRICS to raise voices throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America to join peace-loving people in the West, advocating…

In the last 15 years, the BRICS group has made good on its founding mandate of shaping a new global development pattern. The longevity and the increasing appeal of the BRICS group, as evidenced by many countries’ desire to join the group, have surprised many who dismissed it as a marriage of convenience, which would soon crumble under the weight of political, cultural, and historical differences when it was established. The BRICS countries’ rapidly expanding global economic and geopolitical influence…

BRICS leaders have invited six new members to join the powerful economic alliance of developing nations, marking the rise of the Global South in geopolitics and the world’s new political and financial architecture.  Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and Argentina officially join BRICS in January next year – in a paradigm shift that would rearrange international politics, dent the petro-dollar system and expedite the demise of the United States of America’s (U.S) empire.   The move…

The leaders of the BRICS countries approved the final declaration of the 15th summit of the association, called “Johannesburg-2”, said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, which paved the way for Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE to join the economic alliance.  The text of the Johannesburg Declaration is published on the official website of the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation. “As five BRICS countries, we have reached an agreement on the guiding principles, standards, criteria…

BRICS leaders presented a united front at the Johannesburg summit, promising to deliberate on the bloc’s expansion, push for a common currency and reform global governance systems in favour of the Global South. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian leader Lula da Silva vowed to tackle global challenges together without forcing members to choose between BRICS and Western political and economic blocs such as the Group…