As leaders of five emerging economies prepare to convene for the 15th BRICS summit on Aug 22 to 24 in South Africa, there are high expectations among observers about the outcomes of the meeting.

​South Africa, which holds the BRICS rotating presidency in 2023, will host the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg this month. The meeting will be the first physical meeting of BRICS leaders since the outbreak of Covid-19, which is of great significance. China believes that leaders of BRICS countries will gather again in South Africa to discuss plans for BRICS co-operation and draw a blueprint for BRICS development, which will surely inject new and strong impetus into BRICS co-operation.

Chinese and Algerian workers are braving the extreme heat, busy laying asphalt and making final preparations for the opening of the road to traffic.

Zimbabwean Energy and Power Development Minister Soda Zhemu said here on Monday that prolonged power cuts are "now a thing of the past" in Zimbabwe following the completion of Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 expansion project.

The 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Dakar, Senegal, from November 29th to 30th 2021. this is the full text of DECLARATION ON CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION ON COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE:

The Eighth FOCAC Ministerial Conference Achieves a Full Success