ASK NOT WHAT BRICS CAN DO FOR ETHIOPIA—ASK WHAT ETHIOPIA CAN DO FOR BRICS!
Author’s Note: In this commentary, I argue that Ethiopia did not enter BRICS merely to ask what BRICS could do for Ethiopia. Ethiopia entered BRICS to show the world what Ethiopia can do for BRICS—and what BRICS and Ethiopia can do together for Africa and the Global South. PM Abiy Ahmed’s message at the 2026…