Ethiopia’s endorsement to join the BRICS bloc is a great moment to push for a Pan-Africanist agenda as the country is the seat of the African Union, South Africa’s TV news channel eNCA reported.
The emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) has invited 6 countries to join the group in its 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Argentina, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and will join Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa as full members of the BRICS bloc from January 1, 2024.
eNCA TV reported during the endorsement that membership of the two African countries, namely Ethiopia and Egypt, is an interesting development to the continent.
Particularly, it is great news that Ethiopia is part of BRICS, Al Jazeera Research Center Head Titembi Safakude told eNCA TV.
He said that “it’s great news that Ethiopia is part of BRICS. The country is the seat of the African Union and it is important to push for a Pan-Africanist agenda within BRIC.”
He further noted that the inclusion of Ethiopia is important as it is the most important country within the Horn of Africa and its leader Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is well received by many international platforms.
eNCA TV journalist Rocky Neo said on her part that both economies of the two countries are growing at a rate of an average of 6 percent on an annual basis.
She added that South Africa can learn from these countries when it comes to issues of economic growth and unemployment.
The journalist was also overwhelmed by Ethiopia’s membership of BRICS that the country has been working to manage conflicts over the past years.
“I am glad to bring Ethiopia to BRICS. Because I would like to focus a little bit on that country. It has worked really hard over the past few years to reduce the incident of conflict to get people employed, to get the private sector investing in its economy, and to just change the overall tide,” the journalist elaborated.
As a result, Ethiopia has become one of Africa’s biggest and fastest growing economies in the trajectory, according to the journalist.
Moreover, she stated that the economic growth of the country still seems positive.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency