More countries line up to join BRICS as growth opportunities abound

STORY: More countries line up to join BRICS as growth opportunities abound DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in South Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDRE EDGAR ANTONIO THOMASHAUSEN, Professor Emeritus of International Law at University of South Africa 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): DRUMOND MAFUTA, Angola's November Publishing House's Chairman of the Board of Administration 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MELAKU MULUALEM, Senior international relations and diplomacy researcher, Ethiopia's Institute of Strategic Affairs 6. various of BRICS countries STORYLINE: The 15th BRICS Summit is set to be held in South Africa's Johannesburg on Aug. 22-24. There are high expectations among experts and observers about the outcomes of the summit. One major focus is the membership expansion of the group. Attracted by the openness and i