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BRICS Alliance: New Country Expresses Interest to Join in 2025

The Republic of the Congo is the 24th country to have formally submitted its application to join the BRICS alliance in 2025. Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Republic of the Congo said to a leading African news outlet that the country can perfectly fit into the bloc. He explained that Congo shares the same ideology as the alliance and can be of great interest in decision-making.

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The interest in joining the BRICS alliance in 2025 is growing rapidly as developing countries look to strengthen their economies. “In our view, BRICS projects are of interest for Africa, and for our country in particular. We believe that Congo would fit right into BRICS,” said Nguesso. “We saw that BRICS is opening its doors to other countries and is ready to expand. I think that this is an important step,” he noted.

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The President also stressed that Congo attended the previous BRICS summit in Kazan and is eager to be a part of the alliance in 2025. However, the decision to induct the Republic of Congo and the other 23 countries will be consensus-based by the members. The 17th summit will be held on July 6-7 this year in Brazil’s capital city Rio De Janeiro. It is not known if Congo will get inducted into the bloc this year.