West Africa: Ghana Submits Its Application to Join the BrRICS

Ghana has approved the principle of submitting a formal application to join the BRICS, a group of emerging powers. The announcement was made on October 6 by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The news came during a visit to Ghana by his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Accra has already sought New Delhi’s support for this initiative.

This initiative is primarily aimed at expanding opportunities for economic cooperation for the West African country. Ghana…