President of the multinational bloc of nations known as BRICS, Brazil, has announced Nigeria’s acceptance as a partner country.
The statement by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry known as Itamaraty says the African country has been actively “strengthening cooperation in the Global South and reforming global governance”, which has been a priority to Brazil.
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“As the 6th largest population in the world and the 1st on the African continent, as well as one of the largest economies in Africa, Nigeria has converging interests with the other members of the group”.
Nigeria joins the BRICS in a status already held by eight other countries primarily in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
