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Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup has signed a deal with the DRC to undertake its first EV project in Africa. The two sides will jointly develop a mega-urban project covering about 6,300 hectares, gradually converting more than 300,000 fuel-powered vehicles to EVs, and establishing a comprehensive electric bus network and charging infrastructure. 

• Vietnam is becoming a major EV producer and could become an alternative supplier for Africa, which currently relies on China. Vietnam hosts manufacturing facilities for top global automakers.   

• The DRC programme integrating transport, infrastructure and land development is a model similar to how Vietnam and China set up their own electric mobility transitions. Could it become a blueprint for African smart-city electrification?

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