BRICS Summit in South Africa: 6 new countries to join BRICS, including Egypt and Ethiopia

Leaders of the BRICS group have decided to invite six more countries to join their alliance.

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have all been invited to become members of BRICS, said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who hosted a three-day summit of the emerging markets group in Johannesburg this week.

Their membership will take effect January 1, 2024.

Source: Africa News Agency