Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Minister of Defence, Germany is seen after the the session 'Global Responsibilities in a Digital Age' in the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Jan 22, 2015. [Photo/IC]
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.