Ghana on Fast Track to Join BRICS with Russia’s Support

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow supports Ghana’s bid to become a BRICS partner country and will seek the founding members’ consensus. Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa thanked Russia, while John Dramani Mahama’s administration reaffirmed Ghana’s non-aligned foreign policy. At the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghana also announced Russian commitments involving a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, defence, agriculture and student scholarships. If accepted, Ghana would become the fourth African country to join BRICS.