The BRICS agree on an expansion of the bloc of emerging countries

2023-08-23 20:58:29

Published on : 23/08/2023 – 22:58

Gathered at a summit in Johannesburg, the five countries of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) agreed on August 23 on the principle of an expansion of the bloc wishing to extend its influence, the choice strategy for new members still to be discussed.

In Zimbabwe, the stakes in presidential, parliamentary and local elections are high: inflation and unemployment have soared this year and people want quick change. But the day of the vote was marked, on August 23, by disturbances, some offices not having ballot papers. The opposition denounces “fraud” and “obstructing”.

Algeria, firmly opposed to any military intervention in Niger, on August 23 sent its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, on a tour of Nigeria, Benin and Ghana to help find a way out of the crisis. announced the Algerian diplomacy.

The UN has asked ECOWAS to allow the resumption of its flights and humanitarian land convoys to Niger. Food aid is increasingly difficult to distribute in the country and provisions are in short supply. Reporting.

In Sudan, several million children and young victims of the conflict find themselves out of school and without prospects for the future. The civil war between the army and the RSF rebels has led to the closure of more than 10,000 schools since April.

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