Africa will live its dream using BRICS and catalyse new order

President William Ruto and President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria during the launch of Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, UAE. [File, Standard]

For countries trying to flee the haunting shadows of a Western world-imposed unipolar hegemony, 2024 marked a new dawn for BRICS as a growing global entity.

BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The expanding market countries that seek deeper ties and economic cooperation attracted four more members, notably from Africa.