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Ghana Installs 1,010 Rural Telephony Sites as Part of China-Backed Project
The Ghanaian government is at the halfway point to build out 2,016 telephony sites that will deliver new voice and data services to millions of rural residents. Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said 618 of the new towers are fully operational, with the remaining ...
Ghanaian Police Search for Attackers of Chinese-Owned Mine
A large manhunt is underway in central Ghana for at least 15 assailants who robbed a Chinese-owned mine on Friday night in the rural farming town of Akyem Kokoaso. At least five Chinese miners were shot during the assault, with three left ...
Argentina and Ghana to Play a Friendly in Beijing Next Month
Argentina officially confirmed on Wednesday that it will play an international friendly against Ghana's Black Stars in Beijing on March 26th. China-Argentina relations have been wobbly since the recent election as president of China hawk Javier Milei, who withdrew the country ...
Ghana Announces Debt Deal
Ghana announced a deal with its official creditors that would push back loan repayments until 2026. The government also says it will strike a deal with Eurobond investors for a new deal on $13 billion of private sector debt. Speaking at ...
IMF “Optimistic” About Ghana Debt Deal Amid Predictions that Chinese Lending Could Bounce Back
The International Monetary Fund said it is hopeful that Ghana will reach a debt agreement with bilateral creditors soon, which would unlock another $600 million IMF payment to the country. The IMF’s Resident Representative for Ghana, Leandro Medina told Reuters: "We are ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Ethiopia Widely Expected to Default on Portion of Its Debt
Ethiopia is widely expected to default on a portion of its debt as the government warned it will not be able to make a $33 million bond payment due on Monday. Ethiopia is in the midst of Chinese-led debt restructuring talks under the G20's Common Framework initiative.
Ethiopia To Default on Bond Payment
Ethiopia is set to join Zambia, Sri Lanka, and Ghana on the debt chopping block following the announcement that it can’t pay a $33 million bond coupon due on Monday. The country will officially be in default once a 14-day grace period elapses. ...
Chinese Media Reaction to Aisha Huang’s Sentencing Focuses on the Lack of Effective Governance in Ghana
Online media reaction to this week's sentencing of Chinese national Aisha Huang, aka "The Galamsey Queen," by the High Court in Ghana to four and a half years in prison for running a vast illegal mining operation was predictably subdued. Generally speaking, ...
Ghanaian Court Jails the Notorious Chinese “Galamsey Queen” for Illegal Mining
Aisha Huang will spend the next four and a half years in a Ghanaian jail cell after the Accra High Court handed down a ruling on Monday that dominated the news in the West African country. Huang, who was known as the ...
Africa’s First Non-Chinese Lithium Operation Gearing Up in Ghana
Ghana is becoming a test case in the United States’ drive to find critical mineral supplies that sideline Chinese mining and refining operations. Australia’s Atlantic Lithium is building the Ewoyaa mine in Ghana. Half of the mine’s output will go to a ...
China Protests Illegal Fishing Accusations
China is furiously protesting claims that its distant water fishing fleets are involved in rampant illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in waters as far away as South America. This follows a report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese President Xi Jinping Will Not Attend This Week’s G77 Summit in Havana
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend this week's G77 Summit in Havana, making this the third major international event in as many weeks that he's avoided. Li Xi, head of the Chinese Communist Party's powerful anti-corruption body, will go in his place as part of a three-nation ...