South Africa To Hold Military Drills With Russia, China 

South Africa's military has announced it will next month hold joint military drills with Russia and China off its coast. <br />The drills will run for 10 days from 17 February to 27 February in the port city of Durban and Richards Bay. <br />The South African National Defence Force says the aim is sharing operational skills and knowledge, South Africa was among African countries that abstained from taking sides in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. <br />The country assumed the chairmanship of the BRICS group of nations - which brings together Brazil, Russia, India, and China - last month.