BRICS has officially expanded its alliance, adding 13 new nations as partner countries, though not as full members.
The announcement was made during the BRICS summit held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, 2024.
The countries are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
With the announcement, Nigeria officially joins the BRICS as a partner country.
BRICS, originally an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and China, expanded in 2010 to include South Africa.
The group has since added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as full members, all of whom attended this year’s summit as full participants.
The organisation aims to foster trade, investment, development, security, and cooperation among leading emerging market economies.
