By Musiime George The 2026 BRICS Summit has been the second for Uganda since  its formal admission in 2025, as a partner state into one of the world’s most consequential and, the fastest expanding coalition of emerging economies. Being the first East African nation [to reach this milestone] Uganda needs to view its participation in […]

The 18th BRICS Summit, held under the expanded “BRICS Plus” format, has just concluded, and Uganda was represented by Vice President Jessica Alupo at the pivotal gathering. The bloc now spans four continents, well beyond the original four-country dialogue format, and includes global oil states like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates, […]

By Musiime George A thriving civilization for millennia, China experienced a period of unprecedented upheaval and humiliation following a period of highly disruptive foreign interference starting in the 1830’s. However, hunger for self-redemption, a return to its glory, and a political rebirth, inspiration was found in the success of the Bolshevik revolution. Indeed, this was […]

By Musanjufu Benjamin Kavubu As the rest of the world watched closely what was happening in Beijing, on May 14th and 15th, 2026, the annual BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting took place in New Delhi, India. This meeting is held to set the agenda for the annual BRICS Summit. In 2025, it occurred in Brazil, and in […]

Dear Editor, in July, Brazil hosted the 17th BRICS summit on the theme “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance”, and if by any chance you followed main stream media especially from Western outlets the emphasis was put on the absence of the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The West […]

At a time when trade wars are raging across the world, something remarkable happened. China opened up its market to Africa fully, as it had promised during FOCAC 9 in September 2024. This write-up will have characteristics of great power contestation concerning the African continent, but it’s not a blind hip of praise for Beijing. […]