Briefing Paper

BRICS-Africa Cooperation: Achievements and Opportunities

Promoting African development priorities is at the core of South Africa’s engagement in global forums, including in the BRICS. This briefing discusses two key African priorities within the BRICS: industrialisation and infrastructure financing. It reflects on the status quo of BRICS–Africa relations in
these two priority areas and elaborates how the BRICS and African countries can enhance their cooperation.