This Can Be Africa’s Century
June 15th, 2023
Via ADF Magazine, commentary on how the President of Ghana thinks this can be Africa’s century: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is president of Ghana and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government. He spoke in Accra, Ghana, on March 15, 2022, at an event organized by […]
Read more »North Korea Wants To Remove Household Solar Panels, Build Community Energy Farms
June 15th, 2023
Via NK News, a report that North Korea wants to remove household solar panels and build community energy farms instead: North Korean authorities want to remove solar panels from individual homes in favor of building community solar farms, according to state media, calling the proposed system “more efficient” and “better-looking” as the country deals with […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia and China Flaunt Growing Ties at Investment Forum
June 13th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on a recent Arab-China business conference during which Chinese companies inked $10 billion in investment deals with businesses and government bodies in the Arab world, as the Middle East emerges as a hot destination for Chinese investors: The message at an Arab-China business forum hosted by Saudi […]
Read more »China, Pakistan, and the Taliban: CPEC in Afghanistan
June 12th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, commentary on China, Pakistan, and the Taliban from the lens of CPEC in Afghanistan: The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Claudia Chia – an independent researcher and former research analyst […]
Read more »Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub
June 12th, 2023
Botswana has a $60 million digital and innovation HUB (BDIH), called the BDIH Science and Technology Park, which is located strategically on a 57 hectare site, near the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and adjacent to the Diamond Technology Park in Gaborone. The focal point of the Hub is to provide state-of-the art buildings and […]
Read more »Malawi’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster
June 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The Daily Beast, a look at Malawi’s plan to grow its dairy industry, one farming staple that could weather the climate crisis: Malawi is home to only 19.1 million people—a small population by any standard. Yet according to the U.N., more than 2.8 million Malawians currently face starvation—nearly 15 percent of the entire […]
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.