Vietnam’s VinFast Enters Africa EV Market Aia Ghana Distributor
March 18th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on Vietnam’s VinFast, one of the few international EV businesses to target Africa, which recently announced plans for Ghana within weeks of making deals in five other countries, from Oman to Indonesia: VinFast has enlisted a company in Ghana to distribute its electric vehicles, offering the Vietnamese manufacturer a […]
Read more »US Firms Set To Invest $1 Billion In Philippines
March 18th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the Biden administration’s efforts to elevate economic relations with Manila to keep step with the recent enhancement of security ties: A number of leading American corporations are set to announce more than $1 billion in investments in the Philippines, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said yesterday. Raimondo made […]
Read more »Mozambique Lays Down Legislation To Govern Revenue From Natural-Gas Exports
March 18th, 2024
Via Engineering News, a report on Mozambique’s plans for its natural gas export earnings: Mozambique’s council of ministers approved a decree for the nation’s new sovereign wealth fund legislation, governing how one of the world’s poorest nations spends earnings from an estimated $91.7-billion in natural-gas exports in the coming decades. Introducing the law was a key […]
Read more »US Player Secures Three Deepwater Blocks in Africa’s Final Offshore Frontier
March 18th, 2024
Via The Energy Year, a report on Liberty Petroleum, an ambitious privately-owned US player, efforts to gain entry into one of Africa’s last undrilled frontier zones by signing three production sharing agreements (PSAs) covering promising blocks offshore Somalia: Liberty Petroleum has signed PSAs for three deepwater exploration blocks off Somalia, Upstream Online reported on Friday. Liberty […]
Read more »North America: Who’s Who in African Mining
March 18th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a list of key North American players and companies that are angling for a piece of the African minerals pie, with support from their governments: Long dominated by Chinese, Australian and assorted European players, Africa’s mining sector is experiencing increased interest from North American companies. While a slew of American newcomers […]
Read more »Undersea Cables for Africa’s Internet Retrace History and Leave Digital Gaps As They Connect Continents
March 17th, 2024
Via The Conversation, a report on how undersea cables in Africa retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents: Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic […]
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