By Ebenezer Obadare
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![Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi leaves after laying a wreath at the Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's mausoleum during his three-country African tour, as part of efforts to reduce the Islamic Republic's economic isolation.]()
![An Iranian vessel leaves Simon's Town Naval Base as BRICS Plus navies, including China, Russia and Iran prepare for joint drills in South African waters in Cape Town, South Africa on January 13, 2026.]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>World leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, react as they attend a family photo event during a G20 Leaders’ Summit plenary session at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025.</p>]()
By Heidi E. Crebo-Rediker![<p>Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema attends the first sitting of the National Assembly following elections at the Cape Town International Convention Center, in Cape Town, South Africa, on June 14, 2024.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>Riot police officers detain demonstrators during anti-government protests dubbed “Saba Saba People’s March,” in the Rift Valley town of Nakuru, Kenya on July 7, 2025.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare- Backgrounder
What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding?
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![<p>U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2025.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>Vote results are displayed during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session draft resolution meeting in the United Nations General Assembly on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in New York, United States, on February 24, 2025.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the media on South Africa’s G20 presidency for 2025 at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa on December 3, 2024.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>People gather on the day of the inauguration ceremony of South Africa’s President elect Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 19, 2024.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>People queue to vote in the South African elections, in Cape Town, South Africa on May 29, 2024.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>Supporters of former South African President Jacob Zuma’s new political party wave the South African flag ahead of a general election in 2024.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>Election posters of different political parties are shown as South Africa prepares for national and provincial elections, in Pretoria, South Africa on April 5, 2024.</p>]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p>An aerial view of Lethabo power station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility Eskom near Sasolburg, in the free State province, South Africa on May 29, 2023.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers discover railway infrastructure in a scrapyard during a raid on a highjacked property in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 6, 2023. </p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![<p>A woman casts her ballot at a polling center in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia, on April 17, 2019. </p>]()
By James M. Lindsay
