Ghana becomes the 8th African country assembling EVs

September 16, 2025

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Ghana has opened its first ever electric car assembly plant. Hong Kong-based SynonergyEV is set to commence electric car assembly in the West African country in partnership with FDZ Ghana Trading, a local company. The EV company plans to make low-cost electric cars for the domestic and regional markets and roll out charging infrastructure in the country. 

  • Ghana becomes the eighth African country with an electric car assembly project. The others are Egypt, Botswana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. Full-scale manufacturing is ongoing in Morocco.   

  • Local assembly of electric cars in Africa has drawn mixed reactions from experts. While it has the capacity to create jobs, electric cars made in Africa are usually costlier than imports. 

  • Our take: African countries should ease barriers to importation of EVs… Read more (2 min)

The number of senior employees at Africa’s 25 largest EV companies grew by 1,429 over the past one year, according to LinkedIn data analysed by Mobility Rising. This is a 34% rise to 4,172 senior staff the companies now employ, underlining their fast growth. Six of the 25 companies we analysed reduced their workforce over the 12-month period to September. 

  • Sales is one of the fastest-growing functions at the companies, with 441 (10.5%) of the staff employed in sales roles. Of these, 152 were added during the past one year.  

  • The average experience of staff at the companies is 7.2 years, indicating a preference for employees with industry know-how. The average tenure is just 1.8 years, highlighting the youth of the companies. 

  • Our take: Increases in EV sales will lead to more hiring of salespeople… Read more (2 min)

Kenya holds several strategic advantages that could make it a regional leader in electric mobility, writes Hans Van Toor, Strategy and Innovation Lead at EV firm Roam. In the late 20th century, southeast Asia rapidly industrialised. How can Kenya leverage similar forces? There are signs, he says, that show Kenya can lead in producing electric motorcycles and buses.

  • Mr Van Toor supports industrial policy development as chair of the electric mobility sub-sector at the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). He is also the founder of investment firm TES Ventures.

  • With Kenya diversifying its national debt portfolio, a debt-for-jobs swap could help unlock the EV opportunity. A phased 10–15 year IMF-backed plan could create thousands of green jobs, attract foreign direct investment, and develop a resilient local supply chain. 

  • Click here to read the full opinion… (2 min)

Spiro team showcase their e-motorcycles at the Boda Union Festival & Expo in Uganda

Events

📅 Register for opportunities in Africa’s transport sector webinar (Sept 18)

📅 Book your ticket to Smarter Mobility Africa in South Africa (Oct 1)

📅 Attend youths in e-mobility webinar (Sept 25)

Jobs

🛵 Become a Fleet Officer at MAX (Nigeria)

👩🏻‍💼 Apply for Junior People and Administration Officer’s role at Dodai (Ethiopia)

👩🏻‍⚖️ Join Watu Credit as a Legal Counsel (Kenya)

Various 

🏆 Everlectric co-founder Ndia Magadagela receives Business Leader award

🤝🏻 Spiro partners with RightCom Distributors to open a new showroom in Benin

🎫 Egypt issued 825 EV licences and insurance in August

Seen on LinkedIn 

Greg Cress, Automotive and E-Mobility Lead at Accenture South Africa, says, “Judging by the range of advanced hardware and battery breakthroughs, software, feature and platform integration and radical designs, the future is bright: if nothing else, consumers and customers are in for an incredibly exciting ride over the next few years.”