The BRICS countries―Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa―have become a strong engine of South-South cooperation, contributing to a significant shift in the global balance of power. They also, taken as a whole, constitute Africa's largest trading partner. The authors of this new collection consider the potential of BRICS–Africa cooperation for promoting sustainable African development.
CONTENTS:
- Introduction―Y. April and M. Kanyane.
- GOVERNANCE IN THE POST-COVID-19 ERA.
- BRICS Governance and Ethics Architecture: Challenges and Prospects―M. Kanyane.
- China-Africa Cooperation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Challenges and Way Forward―H. Weping.
- THE RELEVANCE OF THE BRICS MULTI-DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
- The BRICS Development Bank: A Development Finance Model Conducive to the Strengthening of South-South Cooperation―R. Ridolfi.
- The BRICS, the New Development Bank, and African Development―I. Khambule.
- Strengthening the BRICS Financial Cooperation Mechanism: Promoting Pragmatic Development―L. Yijun.
- Analyzing the BRICS Development Bank Response to Covid-19―B. Kanyane and N. Ngqwala.
- The BRICS and Technology in Africa.
- The Future of Work in South Africa―K. Chetty.
- Financing Renewable Energy Technologies in BRICS―K. Pillay et al.
- Promoting Financial Technology Partnerships in the BRICS―K. Chetty et al.
- ADDRESSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISPARITIES AND INEQUALITIES IN BRICS AND AFRICA.
- BRICS and Transformation of Africa's Infrastructure in the Covid-19 Era: Rhetoric and Reality―R.T. Lisinge.
- Lessons in Sustainable Development for South Africa from the Affordable Housing Policy of the BRICS Countries―J. Jose et al.
- Women Entrepreneurs in the BRICS Informal Economy: A Transformative Agenda Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic―O.E. Okeke-Uzodike.
- BRICS: Finding and Funding the Nexus Between Peace, Security, and Development―B. Siwisa.
- African Low-Income Countries' Leapfrogging Development and the Role of the BRICS Countries: A Case Study of Ethiopia and Rwanda―A. Ping and Z. Weiyun.
- BRICS AND THE HEALTH INDUSTRY IN AFRICA.
- An Innovation-Sharing Platform for Vaccine Research in BRICS―K. Chetty and C. Hongoro.
- Assessing Covid-19 and Telemedicine Collaboration on Energy and Internet Communications Technology: Implications for Health in Africa―Y. April and L. Mengdi.
- China-Africa Health Cooperation and Its Implications for the Covid-19 Pandemic―Z. Liu.
- Resilience of Health Systems to Disease Outbreaks: Covid-19― A Comparative Analysis of South Africa and the Other BRICS Countries Using the Global Health Security Index―C. Hongoro et al.
- Conclusion: The Way Forward for BRICS and Development in Africa―K. Chetty and Y.D. Davids.
