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Union</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-195c93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="195c93b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>South Africa鈥檚 foreign policy focuses on building unity, inclusive economic development and shared prosperity for the African continent and its people. Accordingly, the department plays an active role in the structures and processes of the African Union (AU) to advance peace and security and prevent conflict in Africa.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d2cf235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="d2cf235" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://au.int/en/" target="_blank"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Learn More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-particle_enable="false" data-particle-mobile-disabled="false" class="elementor-element elementor-element-f7ba727 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child" data-id="f7ba727" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic","animation":"fadeIn","animation_delay":"200"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4f5df4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="4f5df4d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" src="https://dirco.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BRICS-1-q9nxjwocx7s9jrp77osfvo85i0z75mvngz3axoc97k.jpg" title="BRICS 1" alt="BRICS 1" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1f51074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1f51074" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">BRICS</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c5d7f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="c5d7f72" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>BRICS is an association of five major emerging countries. It consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South Africa joined BRICS in December 2010, in line with the country鈥檚 foreign policy to strengthen South-South relations. South Africa鈥檚 membership of BRICS enables the country to employ additional and powerful tools in its fight to address the triple challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality through increased trade, investment, tourism, capacity building, skills and technology transfers.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-666c577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="666c577" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="http://www.brics2023.gov.za" target="_blank"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Learn More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-particle_enable="false" data-particle-mobile-disabled="false" class="elementor-element elementor-element-b027f82 envato-kit-141-top-0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="b027f82" data-element_type="container"> <div data-particle_enable="false" data-particle-mobile-disabled="false" class="elementor-element elementor-element-7077ad4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child" data-id="7077ad4" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic","animation":"fadeIn","animation_delay":"100"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-06e7b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="06e7b78" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" src="https://dirco.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/G20-1-scaled-q9nxk2be27zzhfh0ar87amsx2c7efti1hr07tc3w68.jpg" title="G20 1" alt="G20 1" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-396d5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="396d5e9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">G20</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ea1d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6ea1d6a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The G20 was established in 1999 to increase multilateral cooperation for the recovery of the global economy, to bring stability to the global financial system, to promote long-term sustainable and inclusive growth and to strengthen global economic governance. The G20 brings together the world鈥檚 major economies. Its members account for more than 80% of world GDP, 75% of global trade and 60% of the population of the planet.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6135f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="6135f66" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://www.g20.org/en/" target="_blank"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Learn More</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-particle_enable="false" data-particle-mobile-disabled="false" class="elementor-element elementor-element-b3d72b7 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child" data-id="b3d72b7" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic","animation":"fadeIn","animation_delay":"200"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-be011ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="be011ad" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" src="https://dirco.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/IBSA-logo-for-web-400-x-600-q9nxksmvdl00iies12lr8g5tp4lofceixd9t930vc0.jpg" title="IBSA logo for web 400 x 600" alt="IBSA logo for web 400 x 600" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d3c12fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="d3c12fb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">IBSA</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-49e53c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="49e53c4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum brings together three large pluralistic, multicultural and multiracial societies from three continents as a purely South-South grouping of like-minded countries committed to inclusive sustainable development, in pursuit of the well-being of their peoples and those of the developing world. 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