US President Barack Obama (L) pauses for a moment of silence for Nelson Mandela (unseen) as he attends an official dinner with South African President Jacob Zuma (R) at the presidential guest house in Pretoria, June 29, 2013. [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.