Chinese Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan meets Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia in Accra. Photo: Xinhua

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

Beijing will supply infrastructure funds, grants and debt forgiveness to West African nation in exchange for ore vital to aluminium production
Bauxite will be mined close to source of rivers that provide water for five million people

Topic | China-Africa relations

Jevans Nyabiage

Published: 8:00am, 17 Nov, 2019

Updated: 8:27am, 17 Nov, 2019

Chinese Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan meets Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia in Accra. Photo: Xinhua

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Jevans Nyabiage

Kenyan journalist Jevans Nyabiage is South China Morning Post's first Africa correspondent. Based in Nairobi, Jevans keeps an eye on China-Africa relations and also Chinese investments, ranging from infrastructure to energy and metal, on the continent.