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, […]
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. […]
By Shemei Ndawula The BRICS summit in Rio was the death knell to the old world order. In a seismic shift of global power diplomacy, 11 countries; with Uganda being the sole representative from East Africa, were formally admitted into the alliance. This bold move is an undeniable vote of confidence into the promise of […]