Nearly 20 Nations Aspire for BRICS Membership, SA President Ramaphosa Says

Leaders of the five BRICS members (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will talk about the group's expansion at their summit scheduled for August, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed. Ramaphosa told the SABC radio:

"As we speak now, close to 20 or so of others want to join BRICS and they want us to admit them into the BRICS family. So, at this summit, we are also going to be discussing the prospect of whether BRICS grows beyond the five countries or not."