The group’s Egyptian ringleader is too broke to fund a regional war and could be deterred from significant involvement in any potential Eritrean-Somalian Hybrid War on Ethiopia by its Emirati creditor.
It has been pointed out that those invited to join BRICS were those in disagreement in some way. Egypt & Ethiopia now in position for trade agreements through their mutual membership are a good example of this. Tensions don't ease overnight & all the new members need time to have their representatives participate in the BRICS fora over time. Once Russia can ease its SMO in Ukraine, it might have breathing room to broker some deals between the two. For now, it's enough to know that there is a possible way through some of these tensions.
It has been pointed out that those invited to join BRICS were those in disagreement in some way. Egypt & Ethiopia now in position for trade agreements through their mutual membership are a good example of this. Tensions don't ease overnight & all the new members need time to have their representatives participate in the BRICS fora over time. Once Russia can ease its SMO in Ukraine, it might have breathing room to broker some deals between the two. For now, it's enough to know that there is a possible way through some of these tensions.