President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to the international community and BRICS partners to support African economies

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to the international community and BRICS partners to support a comprehensive stimulus package for African countries so that the continent can rebuild its economies following the devastating effects of Covid-19. Ramaphosa was speaking at the opening of the virtual BRICS summit yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the summit under the theme: "Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth'. Ramaphosa says the pandemic has shown the need to build more resilient national and regional supply-chains.