Ethiopia's membership in BRICS+: capabilities, interests and prospects of a rising sub-Saharan player | La incorporación de Etiopía a los BRICS+: capacidades e intereses de un actor subsahariano
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https://doi.org/10.12957/rmi.2024.83009Keywords:
Ethiopia, BRICS, Regional PowerAbstract
This article addresses the political and economic situation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the main elements of its foreign policy in the context of its incorporation to the BRICS+. Based on a case study methodology, it presents the main reasons why this sub-Saharan country, which is considered a regional power in the Horn of Africa, has the capacity to pursue greater global projection. In this framework, the main political events during Abiy Ahmed's administration, the country's economic evolution over the last decades, its active regional diplomacy and its relation with the People's Republic of China are particularly explored.
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