African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela (R) is greeted by then British Prime Minister Margarat Thatcher prior to their talks, at 10 Downing Street in this July 4, 1990 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.