China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: EV Manufacturing Funding Grows as Competition Heats up in African Countries

An OKLA scooter. The company plans to establish manufacturing and assembly plants in several African countries. Photo / OKLA
An OKLA scooter. The company plans to establish manufacturing and assembly plants in several African countries. Photo / OKLA

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service.

Chinese partnerships and investments continue to buoy African countries’ automaking profiles and expand the continent’s mobility solutions.

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