{"id":352796,"date":"2025-01-18T09:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T08:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=352796"},"modified":"2025-01-18T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T08:37:14","slug":"brazil-announces-nigeria-as-brics-partner-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/18\/brazil-announces-nigeria-as-brics-partner-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil announces Nigeria as BRICS partner country"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>According to Brazil, BRICS and Nigeria share common interests, as both actively strive to enhance cooperation among Global South countries and advocate for the reform of international organisations<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Brazilian government has announced the formal admission of Nigeria as a partner country in the multinational bloc known as BRICS.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement by the Brazil Foreign Ministry on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Brazil, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/30\/brics-welcomes-five-new-members-in-january\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRICS<\/a> and Nigeria share common interests, as both actively strive to enhance cooperation among Global South countries and advocate for the reform of international organisations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the world\u2019s sixth-largest population\u2014and Africa\u2019s largest\u2014as well as being one of the continent\u2019s major economies, Nigeria shares convergent interests with other members of BRICS. 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