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Is Ghana Becoming a Testing Ground for Chinese Electric Vehicles?

With a large EV fleet in Africa and a zero-duty import window,…

EV Startup Spiro Raises $215 Million to Wire Africa for Electric Mobility

The battery-swapping startup has moved past proof-of-concept. Now it wants to electrify…

Nigeria Is Taxing Petrol-Guzzling SUVs — and Using the Money to Go Green

Africa's most populous nation has introduced a tiered green levy on large-engine…

EV Startup GoSwap Secures Seed Funding to Electrify Morocco

GoSwap, a Casablanca-based startup specializing in automated battery swapping for electric scooters,…

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Ghana Sets EV Charging Electricity Rate for First Time

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has introduced a dedicated tariff for…

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EV Startup Roam Launches AI-Enabled Platform for Real Time Tracking of Electric Fleets in Africa

Kenyan electric mobility leader Roam just launched Roam Explorer, an AI-driven intelligence…

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EV Startup Spiro Secures $50 Million to Scale Its Operations in Africa

Spiro, Africa’s largest e-mobility operator, has secured $50 million in debt financing…

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EV Startups Spiro and ARC Ride Raise New Capital As Electric Motorcycles Sees Growth

Kenya’s electric motorcycle sector is hitting a commercial "tipping point" as institutional…

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Nigeria Signs MOU with South Korea To Establish Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Plant

On January 30, 2026, the Nigerian Federal Government signed a landmark Memorandum…

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