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Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has put in a special appeal to its development partners and the international donor community to write-off the debts of the most affected Ebola countries in West Africa. President Mahama who is the current chairperson of ECOWAS said this in a press briefing on proceedings of the just-ended African Union Summit in Ethiopia after his arrival back home in Ghana over the weekend. This he said would enable the countries-Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to re-invest in the socio-economic sectors of their economies to avoid their economies from collapsing. Experts in economics have warned in the recent past that if the debts of the Ebola affected countries are not canceled, their economies are likely to collapse.

Apart from the debt cancelation ECOWAS asked, the regional body will also help the Ebola countries to develop their human skills needed to sustain their economies in the short term. President Mahama observed that the affected countries had suffered a lot and therefore the forgiveness of the debts would give them an opportunity to re-build their economies to ensure investor confidence in their countries. ``We are putting measures in place in the short term to help our brothers and sisters, it is not only about the debt write-off, ECOWAS will initiate skills building programs to strengthening their capacity to be able to help them recover from the devastation of the disease’’, he said.

The United Nations has urged donor countries in the past to cancel debts of the Ebola affected countries to enable them recover. Donor countries in West Africa including the US and the UK have not responded to this request and is unclear whether they will heed to this appealed by ECOWAS. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March 2014, and has rapidly become the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery in 1976. The disease has killed more than 8,690 people in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Some deaths have also been reported in Nigeria and Mali.The World Health Organization admits that the death figures are underestimates, given the difficulty of collecting data.

 

 

 

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According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to remain one of the fastest growing regions in the world. While Africa’s economy is soaring past most regions with an annual growth of about 5% due mainly to increased agriculture production, infrastructure investment including transportation, ports and energy as well as buoyant services led by tourism, telecommunications and financial services, the continent’s middle class is expected to swell to approximately 300 million people. Additionally, the World Bank projects private consumption in the region to remain strong in 2015-17; particularly with the continent’s burgeoning middle class looking to splurge on new passenger vehicles and for most, their first such purchase.

Last year, Africa was projected to see sales of new 2 million cars with major auto players such as Toyota, Tata Motors and General Motors looking at the continent for growth opportunities. According to , they are approximately 21.6 million passenger vehicles operating in Africa; making the continent’s 1.2 billion population an attractive prospective for automobile manufacturers. As a result, African entrepreneurs are also entering the automobile industry; designing and developing vehicles geared for the local market.

 

Below are three African-based automobile manufacturing companies that look the most promising;

 

Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda

 

Originally developed by students from Uganda’s Makerere University for a project headed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the sedan hybrid electric vehicle called the Kiira EV SMACK was designed for the region, local terrain and consumers’ ability to afford the car. The five-seater sedan is powered by a rechargeable battery and also has an internal combustion engine-based generator which charges the battery. The first commercial vehicle from this line is expected to rollout in 2018

 

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nigeria

 

The domestic vehicle maker Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has built on its success of manufacturing buses and trucks to launch a passenger car line comprised of a truck (IVM 1021A) and a Sports Utility Vehicle (IVM 6490A). According to the company website, the automobile company was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan and founded by Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.

 

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According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to remain one of the fastest growing regions in the world. While Africa’s economy is soaring past most regions with an annual growth of about 5% due mainly to increased agriculture production, infrastructure investment including transportation, ports and energy as well as buoyant services led by tourism, telecommunications and financial services, the continent’s middle class is expected to swell to approximately 300 million people. Additionally, the World Bank projects private consumption in the region to remain strong in 2015-17; particularly with the continent’s burgeoning middle class looking to splurge on new passenger vehicles and for most, their first such purchase.

Last year, Africa was projected to see sales of new 2 million cars with major auto players such as Toyota, Tata Motors and General Motors looking at the continent for growth opportunities. According to , they are approximately 21.6 million passenger vehicles operating in Africa; making the continent’s 1.2 billion population an attractive prospective for automobile manufacturers. As a result, African entrepreneurs are also entering the automobile industry; designing and developing vehicles geared for the local market.

 

Below are three African-based automobile manufacturing companies that look the most promising;

 

Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda

 

Originally developed by students from Uganda’s Makerere University for a project headed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the sedan hybrid electric vehicle called the Kiira EV SMACK was designed for the region, local terrain and consumers’ ability to afford the car. The five-seater sedan is powered by a rechargeable battery and also has an internal combustion engine-based generator which charges the battery. The first commercial vehicle from this line is expected to rollout in 2018

 

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nigeria

 

The domestic vehicle maker Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has built on its success of manufacturing buses and trucks to launch a passenger car line comprised of a truck (IVM 1021A) and a Sports Utility Vehicle (IVM 6490A). According to the company website, the automobile company was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan and founded by Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.

 

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According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to remain one of the fastest growing regions in the world. While Africa’s economy is soaring past most regions with an annual growth of about 5% due mainly to increased agriculture production, infrastructure investment including transportation, ports and energy as well as buoyant services led by tourism, telecommunications and financial services, the continent’s middle class is expected to swell to approximately 300 million people. Additionally, the World Bank projects private consumption in the region to remain strong in 2015-17; particularly with the continent’s burgeoning middle class looking to splurge on new passenger vehicles and for most, their first such purchase.

Last year, Africa was projected to see sales of new 2 million cars with major auto players such as Toyota, Tata Motors and General Motors looking at the continent for growth opportunities. According to , they are approximately 21.6 million passenger vehicles operating in Africa; making the continent’s 1.2 billion population an attractive prospective for automobile manufacturers. As a result, African entrepreneurs are also entering the automobile industry; designing and developing vehicles geared for the local market.

 

Below are three African-based automobile manufacturing companies that look the most promising;

 

Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda

 

Originally developed by students from Uganda’s Makerere University for a project headed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the sedan hybrid electric vehicle called the Kiira EV SMACK was designed for the region, local terrain and consumers’ ability to afford the car. The five-seater sedan is powered by a rechargeable battery and also has an internal combustion engine-based generator which charges the battery. The first commercial vehicle from this line is expected to rollout in 2018

 

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nigeria

 

The domestic vehicle maker Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has built on its success of manufacturing buses and trucks to launch a passenger car line comprised of a truck (IVM 1021A) and a Sports Utility Vehicle (IVM 6490A). According to the company website, the automobile company was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan and founded by Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.

 

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According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to remain one of the fastest growing regions in the world. While Africa’s economy is soaring past most regions with an annual growth of about 5% due mainly to increased agriculture production, infrastructure investment including transportation, ports and energy as well as buoyant services led by tourism, telecommunications and financial services, the continent’s middle class is expected to swell to approximately 300 million people. Additionally, the World Bank projects private consumption in the region to remain strong in 2015-17; particularly with the continent’s burgeoning middle class looking to splurge on new passenger vehicles and for most, their first such purchase.

Last year, Africa was projected to see sales of new 2 million cars with major auto players such as Toyota, Tata Motors and General Motors looking at the continent for growth opportunities. According to , they are approximately 21.6 million passenger vehicles operating in Africa; making the continent’s 1.2 billion population an attractive prospective for automobile manufacturers. As a result, African entrepreneurs are also entering the automobile industry; designing and developing vehicles geared for the local market.

 

Below are three African-based automobile manufacturing companies that look the most promising;

 

Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda

 

Originally developed by students from Uganda’s Makerere University for a project headed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the sedan hybrid electric vehicle called the Kiira EV SMACK was designed for the region, local terrain and consumers’ ability to afford the car. The five-seater sedan is powered by a rechargeable battery and also has an internal combustion engine-based generator which charges the battery. The first commercial vehicle from this line is expected to rollout in 2018

 

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nigeria

 

The domestic vehicle maker Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has built on its success of manufacturing buses and trucks to launch a passenger car line comprised of a truck (IVM 1021A) and a Sports Utility Vehicle (IVM 6490A). According to the company website, the automobile company was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan and founded by Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.

 

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According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to remain one of the fastest growing regions in the world. While Africa’s economy is soaring past most regions with an annual growth of about 5% due mainly to increased agriculture production, infrastructure investment including transportation, ports and energy as well as buoyant services led by tourism, telecommunications and financial services, the continent’s middle class is expected to swell to approximately 300 million people. Additionally, the World Bank projects private consumption in the region to remain strong in 2015-17; particularly with the continent’s burgeoning middle class looking to splurge on new passenger vehicles and for most, their first such purchase.

Last year, Africa was projected to see sales of new 2 million cars with major auto players such as Toyota, Tata Motors and General Motors looking at the continent for growth opportunities. According to , they are approximately 21.6 million passenger vehicles operating in Africa; making the continent’s 1.2 billion population an attractive prospective for automobile manufacturers. As a result, African entrepreneurs are also entering the automobile industry; designing and developing vehicles geared for the local market.

 

Below are three African-based automobile manufacturing companies that look the most promising;

 

Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda

 

Originally developed by students from Uganda’s Makerere University for a project headed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the sedan hybrid electric vehicle called the Kiira EV SMACK was designed for the region, local terrain and consumers’ ability to afford the car. The five-seater sedan is powered by a rechargeable battery and also has an internal combustion engine-based generator which charges the battery. The first commercial vehicle from this line is expected to rollout in 2018

 

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nigeria

 

The domestic vehicle maker Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has built on its success of manufacturing buses and trucks to launch a passenger car line comprised of a truck (IVM 1021A) and a Sports Utility Vehicle (IVM 6490A). According to the company website, the automobile company was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan and founded by Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.

 

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