A number of African countries would like to join the BRICS alliance, Oleg Ozerov, Russian ambassador-at-large and the head of the Russia-Africa partnership forum, told Sputnik

The latest reports suggest that Grant Bradburn could also return to the Pakistan set-up as an assistant coach

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell welcomed the active development of the bloc's economic relations with South Africa and their bilateral cooperation on Friday, recalling that the European Union is the "first trade partner and the first investor" in the country

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that she had discussed the US sanctions regime imposed on Russia with the officials in every country she visited during her trip to Africa