Africa in 2023: Can The Continent Outrun Global Headwinds?
January 6th, 2023
Via African Business, a look at Africa’s economic prospects for 2023 – a year in which many of Africa’s major economies will suffer from the ongoing impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war and food price inflation, but experts say that Senegal and Kenya offer cause for optimism: With Africa facing the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War, runaway […]
Read more »Taliban Settle Oil Deal With Chinese Company
January 6th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a deal between the Taliban and a Chinese petroleum company which is actually a repeat of a previous contract signed by the former Republic government with CNPC in 2011: On January 5, the Taliban held a televised ceremony heralding the signing of the group’s first international agreement since taking over […]
Read more »Billionaire-Backed KoBold Metals To Invest In Zambia Copper Mine
January 6th, 2023
Via Reuters, a report on the first significant direct American investment into the Zambian mining sector in more than 30 years, a project which President Hakainde Hichilema says will reset Zambia’s relationship with China and the US for the country’s benefit: California-based exploration firm KoBold Metals, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify battery […]
Read more »Abu Dhabi To Invest $15 Billion In Decarbonization
January 6th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report on Abu Dhabi’s plans to invest $15 billion in decarbonization: The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced a major investment in sustainable and green technology Thursday. ADNOC said it allocated $15 billion to decarbonization projects to be invested by 2030. They specifically mentioned the following, according to a press release: carbon capture […]
Read more »Does China Pose a Threat to Global Rare Earth Supply Chains?
January 5th, 2023
Via ChinaPower, commentary on a potential Chinese threat to global rare earth supply chains: As China’s economy has developed over the last several decades, its leaders have sought to transform the country into a key player in strategically important industries. Toward this end, Beijing has established China as the dominant global supplier of rare earths, […]
Read more »The Somali Gold Rush Endangering Frankincense and Myrrh
January 5th, 2023
Via BBC, a report on how a modern-day gold rush in Somaliland is putting the ancient perfume trade in frankincense and myrrh at risk: “The gold, frankincense and myrrh brought by the three wise men to baby Jesus definitely came from here,” said the old man sitting in the dust under a tree. I met Aden […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.