How Can BRICS Take Africa Aboard?

... Table 1: African claimants to joining the BRICS: the size of economies and population numbers Algeria Egypt Nigeria Senegal Sudan Ethiopia GDP (USD million) 165,548 405,911 459,031 27,511 25,976 96,280 GDP growth (% per annum) +4.4 +4.1 +2.95 +6 +0.1 ... ... support expanding the sphere of BRICS responsibility in one form or another as well as the forum’s more active inclusion in global governance processes. Adding a nation with a similar foreign policy stance could help transform the five current members ...