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ETHIOPIA’S EVOLVING INTL RELATIONS

Freeman: “Most Significant Accomplishment for

Ethiopia in Foreign Policy was Joining the BRICS”

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Excerpts from my interview with ETHIOPIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION The Voice of Pan-
Africanism. For the entire article by Wegayehu Muluneh, read: Ethiopia’s Evolving International
Relations

ccording to Lawrence in sub-Saharan Africa, East like Ethiopia to have their own
Freeman, the Africa, and the Horn of Africa. institution and promote their
Amost significant The analyst underlined that the own policies, independent
accomplishment for Ethiopia formation of the BRICS and of the dictates of the western
in foreign policy was joining its growth institutionally over geopolitical financial elite.

the BRICS. As of January 1st, the last decade is extremely
2024, Ethiopia has become one important, because the Lawrence Freeman said
of ten nations that comprise western-dominated political Ethiopia’s influence in Africa
the BRICS, and also one of and financial institutions are in general and in East Africa
three nations on the African suffering in terms of their in particular will grow as the
continent that belonged to the control of the world’s politics BRICS itself continues to
BRICS. Freeman believes this and finances. This gives an become a weightier institution

solidifies Ethiopia’s diplomatic opportunity for developing providing an alternative to
position as a leading nation nations or emerging nations the western political financial

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