Bangladesh, Jan. 28 -- Zimbabwe has intensified its diplomatic campaign to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, signaling Harares determination to broaden its international partnerships and reposition itself within the global economic system. The renewed push, confirmed by the countrys foreign minister in late January, places Zimbabwe among a growing list of African and developing nations seeking closer ties with the bloc amid shifting geopolitical and economic dynamics.

Speaking to The Herald, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira said the government has formally engaged BRICS member states to accelerate the countrys admission into the group. According to Murwira, joining BRICS is viewed in H...