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How South Africa, Not Nigeria, Got into BRICS

Posted By: adminon: August 23, 2023In: GovernanceTags: BRICS, BRICSAM, Confucius, G-7, G-9, Hindu Nationalism, IBSA, Jim O'Neil, NIGERIA, Orthodox Church, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

BRICS is in the news this week. For a long time to come, it will be in the news, more so for Africa. As the most unintended biting critique of the ‘Clash of Civilisations’ paradigm, the idea... Read more

The World Holds Its Breath As China and Brazil Kicks Off the Geopolitics of COVID-19

Posted By: adminon: April 07, 2020In: World From AfricaTags: 'Peaceful Rise', BRICS, Eduardo Bolsonaro, Fareed Zakaria, Jim O'Neil, O GloboNo CommentsViews:

COVID-19 has, so far been dominated by the medical dimension of it. It will not be long before the geopolitical reasoning and practices around it will follow. That will even be hotter than t... Read more

So, Why Did Atiku Abubakar Keep the World Guessing on US Trip?

Posted By: adminon: January 18, 2019In: SpectacleTags: 'Hankali', 'Rise of the Rest', Brazil, CBN, IMF, Jim O'Neil, NNPC, PTF, WASPNo CommentsViews:

Either as a deliberate strategy of suspense and whatever benefits could accrue from that or a manifestation of some internal problem, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, leading presidential contender in... Read more