Cassava Technologies, Africa’s First ‘Big Tech’?
June 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Cassava Technologies, a firm that many consider to be Africa’s first “big tech”: For 20 years, Strive Masiyiwa has been building a digital empire beyond the view of traditional American and Chinese giants. Now, the pioneer’s next mission is to monetise the billions of data points captured […]
Read more »BRICS Face a Reckoning
June 24th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an article on the BRICS whose potential enlargement would be a sign not of the group’s strength, but of China’s growing influence: In 2001, Goldman Sachs banker Jim O’Neill created the acronym “BRIC” to refer to Brazil, Russia, India, and China—countries he predicted would soon have a significant impact on the […]
Read more »New Data Centers Supercharging Cloud Computing In Smaller African Countries
June 24th, 2023
Courtesy of Semafor, a look at how developers are ramping up the construction of data centers in African nations outside of the continent’s biggest economies such as Uganda, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Angola, Cote D’Ivoire and Tanzania: A new generation of data centers are being built in Africa’s smaller economies, fueling a […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Great Transformation
June 24th, 2023
Via Project Syndicate, a look at Saudi Arabia’s transformation: An unprecedented experiment in economic and social transformation is playing out in Saudi Arabia, and the outcome could have profound implications for the entire Arab world. The main goal of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan is to shift the economy away from fossil fuels. It is […]
Read more »Bill Gates: On The Road In Nigeria and Niger
June 24th, 2023
Via Gates Notes, commentary from Bill Gates on his recent visit to Niger and Nigeria: Have you ever visited a place you haven’t been in a while, and it somehow manages to feel both new and familiar? That’s how I feel every time I go back to Nigeria. It was amazing to return to Lagos […]
Read more »Chinese Companies Seek Opportunities in Indonesia’s New Capital
June 23rd, 2023
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on Indonesia’s $31bn new capital development project on Borneo which is seeking Chinese and other investment: Chinese businesses want to be a part of Indonesia’s ambitious multibillion dollar capital relocation project, as officials struggle to draw investment pledges from foreign companies elsewhere. The Indonesian government aims to move the capital […]
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.