{
  "id": 16954285,
  "title": "Russia backs Ghana’s bid to join BRICS, pledges to lobby founding members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/russia-backs-ghanas-bid-to-join-brics-pledges-to-lobby-founding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:45:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/russia-backs-ghanas-bid-to-join-brics-pledges-to-lobby-founding-members/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Russia's backing for Ghana's application to join BRICS, the alliance of emerging economies, during a breakfast meeting with African Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit. Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, confirmed the development in a Facebook post, describing the Russian stance as a significant endorsement of Ghana's efforts to expand its international partnerships. Mr Ablakwa revealed that Lavrov had pledged to engage the founding members of BRICS to secure the necessary support for Ghana's admission. The Foreign Affairs Minister thanked his Russian counterpart for the endorsement and his commitment to advancing Ghana's application. He clarified that Ghana's pursuit of BRICS partnership would not alter its policy of non-alignment, which it has maintained since coming to power under President John Mahama.",
  "summary": "Russia has declared its support for Ghana’s application to join BRICS as a partner country, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledging to mobilise backing from the bloc’s founding members. The announcement was made during a breakfast meeting between Mr Lavrov and African Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing Russia-Africa Summit. Ghana’s Minister […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ghana signs deal with Russia’s Tatarstan for jobs, business, academic research and cultural exchanges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ghana-signs-deal-with-russias-tatarstan-for-jobs-business-academic",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:46:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}