African state eyes turn to BRICS media

The Tunisian president earlier said the cash-strapped nation would reject an IMF bailout

Tunisia is considering becoming a member of the BRICS economic bloc, the spokesman for the pro-presidential 'July 25 Movement' told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency on Sunday.

Mahmoud bin Mabrouk cited unnamed sources in the North African country's government as saying the option of joining the alliance