A Tale of 3 Nations: Debt Restructuring in Ghana, Zambia, and Sri Lanka
November 6th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at what Ghana, Zambia, and Sri Lanka can tell us about the global debt problem – and China’s role in both debt distress and debt relief: The issue of global debt distress is a matter of great concern, not just for the affected developing nations but also for developed countries […]
Read more »African Lithium Project Boosts US Drive to Close EV Gap on China
October 31st, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on Ghana’s lithium project: Ghana’s major lithium project has no funding from China Half of Ewoyaa mine’s output will go to a US refinery Africa’s first major lithium project without Chinese funding is set to bolster US ambitions of developing its own battery-making industry. Half of the output from Ghana’s Ewoyaa […]
Read more »Ghana Plunged Into Darkness Amid Country’s Economic Woes
October 29th, 2023
Via CNN, a report on Ghana’s power woes: Large swaths of Ghana are facing power blackouts due to gas shortages at a major power facility, the nation’s power operator said, compounding the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. “Limited gas supply” at a power installation in Tema, located east of the Ghanian capital, Accra, has […]
Read more »Ghana Greenlights First Lithium Mine with Eye on EV Boom
October 20th, 2023
Courtesy of Reuters, a report on Ghana’s approval of its first lithium mine: Ghana’s government has approved its first lithium mine run by a subsidiary of Australia-based Atlantic Lithium Limited (A11.AX), the West African country said on Thursday, part of its drive to benefit from a global move towards electric vehicles. The Ministry of Lands […]
Read more »Ghana: Government Support Key To Africa’s First Lithium Refinery Ambition
October 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at efforts to set up Africa’s first lithium refinery in Ghana’s port city of Takoradi: CAA Mining and Luxembourg-based Livista Energy are collaborating to set up Africa’s first lithium refinery in Ghana’s port city of Takoradi, with key steps yet to be taken to bring it to fruition. […]
Read more »West African Highway Construction Still Fraught with Interstate Obstacles and Financing Challenges
October 2nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the status of the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’: After successfully launching the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’ back in 2017, the five West African States – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria – are still reviewing mechanisms for its implementation. Series […]
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