big deal, largest country in Africa by a very large margin (230 million)

BRINCS

Hell yeah.

Great news for Nigeria and the BRICS!

The BRICS now have nine partner countries (junior members): Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan.

Plus the ten full members: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates.

Note, Turkey and Vietnam also received invitations to eventually join as partner countries during the 2024 BRICS summit.

Were gonna need a longer acronym