More Doubt over Beijing Loans

Here are the items of what's going on in Ghana in regards to China:

1. More voice of doubt over the jumbo loans signed between Ghana and China, during the President Atta Mills trip to Beijing last year. According to Accra based Joy FM, the Head of Bilateral Trade at the Trade Ministry Cletus Ayaaba said although government is aware of the China threat, there is very little that can be doneSome say a review of the loans and terms is a must. (Joy FM)


2. The Ghana Audit Service is hosting a six-member team from the China National Audit Office. (Ghana News Agency)


3. New wave of soft power to Africa? Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe Thrills Audience at National Theatre in Accra. (GNA)


4. More soft power? Xinhua opens photo gallery in the University of Ghana, which established Chinese as its sixth foreign language. (GNA)

News of Interest

Here are news items from Accra that might be of interest to you:

Chinese Embassy says over 15,000 visas granted to Ghanaians in the year of 2010. (Ghanaweb)

A Pan-African bank, Ecobank Transnational Inc, will open a China desk next week aimed at easing the flow of Chinese loans for African infrastructure projects. Located in Accra, the desk includes two Ecobank employees and two senior staff from the Bank of China. (Reuters)

The Parliament of Ghana's Minority leader is raising red flags over a loan agreement with a Chinese Bank in regards to oil. (JoyFM)

As China and Ghana signed loan agreement to lend Accra billions of dollars, were Ghanaians told the cost or negative effect of the amounts being sought? (PeaceFM)

China's mining sector to accelerate pace in foreign acquisitions. (YTWHW)

Chinese illegal gold mining in Ghana. (Reuters)