PM Meets Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali at 18th BRICS Summit; Reviews Strategic Partnership

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PM Modi met Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali on 12 September 2026 in New Delhi, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit held under India's chairship.
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They reviewed the India-Ethiopia Strategic Partnership in economic cooperation, defence and security, and capacity building.
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The meeting built on PM Modi's December 2025 visit to Addis Ababa, when ties were raised to a Strategic Partnership.

●Meeting: PM Modi and Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali - 12 September 2026, 18th BRICS Summit (India's chairship), New Delhi.
●Strategic Partnership: ties upgraded during PM Modi's first visit to Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, December 2025; eight MoUs/agreements signed, and he received the Grand Nishan of Ethiopia.
●Ethiopia in BRICS: full member since 1 January 2024, after its admission was endorsed at the 15th BRICS Summit, Johannesburg, August 2023.
●Addis Ababa hosts the African Union's headquarters; the AU was founded in July 2002, succeeding the Organisation of African Unity (1963).
●Voice of Global South Summit: India-hosted virtual summit, first held 12-13 January 2023 (125 countries); the 3rd was on 17 August 2024.

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UPSC Prelims 2014

With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements: 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: 2 only

UPSC Prelims 2025

Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS: I. 16th Summit... Russia... II. Indonesia has become a full member... III. Theme... Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: I and III

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★Which African countries are full BRICS members (Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa)?

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BRICS expansion (2024)

Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran and the UAE joined as full members on 1 January 2024.

African Union

Pan-African body of 2002, successor to the OAU (1963), headquartered in Addis Ababa.

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•India-Ethiopia Strategic Partnership: December 2025.
•Ethiopia: BRICS member from 1 January 2024.
•1st Voice of Global South Summit: January 2023.

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•Ethiopia is a full BRICS member, unlike partner countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia.

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Ethiopia, whose PM attended the 18th BRICS Summit, became a full member of BRICS with effect from which date?

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