Abu Dhabi Energizes its Investments in China with a Jolt of Coffee
October 8th, 2026
Via CNN, a look at Abu Dhabi’s recent investment in Luckin: One billion dollars is a lot to pay for a morning brew, but that’s what Abu Dhabi spent in September for a minority stake in Luckin [...]
Exxon Hopes to Repeat Guyana’s Oil Boom Offshore Trinidad and Tobago
October 8th, 2026 Via Seeking Alpha, a look at Exxon Mobil’s growing interest in Trinidad and Tobago: ExxonMobil is looking to replicate Guyana’s oil and gas boom off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the [...]
October 8th, 2026 Via Seeking Alpha, a look at Exxon Mobil’s growing interest in Trinidad and Tobago: ExxonMobil is looking to replicate Guyana’s oil and gas boom off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, the [...]
Iran War Pushes QatarEnergy into Africa for Expansion
October 6th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at QatarEnergty’s push into Africa: QatarEnergy, the world’s second-largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is pushing deeper into Africa in search of [...]
October 6th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at QatarEnergty’s push into Africa: QatarEnergy, the world’s second-largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is pushing deeper into Africa in search of [...]
Houthis Tighten Grip on Bab el-Mandeb – and African Ports May Lose Out
September 28th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at how soaring fuel costs are tempting carriers back to Bab el-Mandeb, threatening West Africa’s mega-ship boom. Only a handful of deepwater hubs, and Djibouti, look [...]
September 28th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at how soaring fuel costs are tempting carriers back to Bab el-Mandeb, threatening West Africa’s mega-ship boom. Only a handful of deepwater hubs, and Djibouti, look [...]
How China Took Control of Africa’s Lithium
September 25th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at how – from Zimbabwe to Mali and Ghana – Chinese companies have come to dominate Africa’s emerging lithium industry, bringing an ability to buy, build [...]
September 25th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at how – from Zimbabwe to Mali and Ghana – Chinese companies have come to dominate Africa’s emerging lithium industry, bringing an ability to buy, build [...]
Egypt’s Next Economy Lies Beyond the Suez Canal
September 24th, 2026 Via AllAfrica, a look at how – for centuries – Egypt’s power has flowed from the Nile and its position between continents. In the twenty-first century, the question is whether [...]
September 24th, 2026 Via AllAfrica, a look at how – for centuries – Egypt’s power has flowed from the Nile and its position between continents. In the twenty-first century, the question is whether [...]