The summit’s hosts have set ambitious goals, reflected in the summit’s theme: “BRICS and Africa – a partnership for development, integration, and industrialization.” They seek to advance national interests, further the African agenda, and realign the world’s financial, political, and trade architecture – an agenda that encompasses objectives from previous summits, while reflecting South Africa’s goal of harnessing its membership to benefit all of Africa.
峰会东道主设定了相当宏大的目标，这反映在峰会主题中：“金砖国家和非洲——面向发展、融合和工业化的合作伙伴关系”。它们寻求推进国家利益、深化非洲日程并重组世界金融、政治和贸易格局——这一日程包括了前几次峰会的目标，同时也反映了南非引导这一集团为非洲谋利的目标。