India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders across three days, concluding Monday as delegates departed, highlighting India's diplomatic engagement on multilateral governance and global cooperation.
Ethiopia's liberalizing economy attracted Singapore's investment initiative in 2025 as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed secured a US$3.4 billion IMF facility, reformed monetary policy, and launched a stock exchange, positioning the nation for projected 10.2% growth in 2026 amid ongoing debt restructuring.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, where leaders will discuss digital currency integration and alternative payment mechanisms amid geopolitical tensions.
Ethiopia's $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport, developed by Ethiopian Airlines and launching by 2030, aims to eliminate costly intra-African flight connections through Europe and the Middle East, positioning itself as Africa's largest aviation infrastructure project handling 60 million annual passengers initially.
New Delhi hosts the 18th BRICS Summit this weekend, bringing together leaders from eleven member nations representing 49 percent of global population and 40 percent of GDP, with enhanced security measures deployed across the capital.
President Trump is renewing US mediation efforts between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile River dam dispute, positioning America firmly with Cairo while risking further escalation through coercion against Addis Ababa's sovereignty concerns.