Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, hinted in early August that the North African country may apply to join BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Tebboune defined the group as “a powerhouse” at the economic and political level, key to distancing itself “from the attraction of the two poles”. If confirmed, Algiers would follow in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and…
