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11/29/19

China-Ghana Relations: Ghana goes ahead with US$2 billion Chinese bauxite barter deal that has conservationists up in arms

Ghana is going ahead with a controversial US$2 billion deal where China will build roads and bridges in exchange for bauxite ore mined in part of West Africa’s Upper Guinean Rainforest.

Beijing has released a first tranche of funds worth US$649 million under the Sinohydro deal, Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Monday.

The agreement also included a 300 million yuan (US$42.7 million) grant and debt forgiveness worth US$35.7 million to help with Ghana’s infrastructure development, he said.

Read more at: Ghana goes ahead with US$2 billion Chinese bauxite barter deal that has conservationists up in arms | South China Morning Post

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