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Petrol to Plug: Inside Ghana’s EV and Used Car Market

The question for many African countries is whether electric vehicles can really thrive in a where second-hand petrol and diesel cars still rule the roads. Ghana is one such country where the second-hand vehicle market ...

Chinese Embassy Rebukes European Official’s Critique of Ghana Trade Relations

The Chinese embassy in Ghana blasted remarks by David McAllister, chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament, who led a six-member delegation to visit legislators in Accra and warned about the dangers of becoming overly reliant on China for trade and investment.

Folashadé Soulé on the Evolution of African Agency in China Relations

Ghana’s negotiations for a China–Ghana free trade deal have sparked a fierce national debate. Political leaders are hailing it as a breakthrough for exporters, while manufacturers warn of being swamped by cheaper Chinese imports. At the heart of the discussion lies ...

Flurry of China-Global South Diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Ghanaian counterpart, John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday, 14 October. It was one of several meetings on the sidelines of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women earlier this week, where Xi called for greater gender equity in global governance.

Plugging-In Africa: Citi’s Ambitious EV Financing Future

The African electric vehicle (EV) market is projected to grow by 25 percent annually over the next five years. This means that stakeholders, including financiers, have to plan for this expansion if they are to benefit from the sector.

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The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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Crude Deals or Clever Design? Unpacking China’s Resource-Backed Finance in Africa

It is not every day that a highway is paid for with barrels of oil. Yet in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, that is exactly how some of the region’s largest infrastructure projects are being financed. Instead of tapping their treasuries or issuing sovereign bonds, governments are ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: BYD Thailand Exporting to Europe, Limited Infrastructure Slows Ghana’s EV Adoption and Chinese EV Imitations Go Rogue

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service launching in Summer 2025. The African electric vehicle (EV) market is projected to grow by 25 percent annually over the next ...

How Chinese Companies Weigh Risk Against Profit in Africa’s Volatile Goldfields

Is Africa’s gold rush worth the life-and-death risks? Armed militants regularly storm mines in Ghana, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, wrecking equipment, kidnapping workers, and demanding ransoms. Embassies have even urged Chinese firms to pull out. Yet with gold ...

Chinese-Made Helicopter Under Scrutiny in Crash That Killed Two Ghanaian Ministers

Ghanaian aviation investigators are looking into whether a technical malfunction onboard the Chinese-made Z-9 helicopter led to last Wednesday's crash in the central Ashanti region that killed eight people, including the country's defense and environment ministers. The Z-9, manufactured by the Harbin ...

How China Really Secures Its Loans to Developing Countries

The "debt trap" meme claims that China is intentionally lending vast sums of money to poor developing countries in Africa, and elsewhere, with the express intent to seize physical assets in those countries when they inevitably can't repay their debts.

The Evolution of China-Africa Research and Where It’s Headed

A new generation of scholars is reshaping China-Africa research. More geographically diverse and digitally fluent than the field’s early pioneers of the 2000s, this cohort brings fresh perspectives and tools to the study of China’s engagement on the continent.

Modi Visits Ghana to Strengthen Ties as India Seeks to Rival China in Africa

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ghana's President John Mahama agreed on Wednesday to deepen security and mining ties during the first visit by an Indian leader in three decades. Resource-rich Ghana, seen as a beacon of democratic stability in Africa, ...
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