Africa / Opinion

The unintended consequence of Trump's tariffs is pushing BRICS together

Ben Aris in Berlin August 13, 2025

President Donald Trump’s tariff salvo aimed at some of the BRICS economies is in danger badly of backfiring on US interests by driving the more moderate members of the world’s leading emerging economies into the anti-Western Sino-Russian alliance

Sudan’s conflict “far from over” as fighting deepens hunger and displacement crisis, says analyst

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow July 23, 2025

The war in Sudan is “far and away the largest hunger and displacement crisis in the world right now,” said Oxford Analytica Africa analyst.

COMMENT: Can BRICS deliver beyond the rhetoric? experts weigh in

Ricardo Martins in Utrecht July 22, 2025

BRICS has evolved from an emerging economies club into a coalition Trump sees as threatening enough to warrant tariffs. Experts reveal tensions between China's dominance and multipolar goals, with institutional gaps but growing Global South support.

COMMENT: Bogotá summit marks Global South’s legal break with the West over Gaza

Marco Cacciati July 15, 2025

At the Bogotá summit, the Global South takes charge – no longer waiting for Western permission to enforce international law. From South Africa’s ICJ case to Colombia cutting ties with Israel, countries are defying US pressure over Gaza.

COMMENT: The long road to a BRICS-led world order hits familiar obstacles

Ricardo Martins in Utrecht June 24, 2025

Brazil's upcoming BRICS summit exposes the bloc's growing pains as 21 members wrestle with deep divisions. The group's ambitious challenge to US financial dominance hits reality as internal disagreements threaten its push for global clout.

COMMENT: Middle East oil shock scenarios pose inflation risk, but economic hit seen as modest

bne IntelliNews June 17, 2025

The threat of escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has returned geopolitical risk to the heart of the global oil market. Yet according to Oxford Economics, the macroeconomic fallout – even in the most extreme case – may be mild.

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