[Personal View].....Ethiopia has been a part of many global and regional organization, we even cofounded many of them, the organizations play a vital role in countries development but Ethiopia as a country haven't ALMOST always used those organization for her advantages (not only Ethiopia but also Africa in general)....so for me BRICS is just another organization the elites founded to benefit their own country and we are just a clown there, even the name sums it up {Brazil Russia India China SouthAfrica}