Zimbabwe: Expanding Its Lithium Industry with China’s Support
July 12th, 2023
Via Inconcreto, a report on Zimbabwe’s expanding lithium industry: Located in the southern part of Africa, Zimbabwe is a former colony of the British Empire that gained fully independence in 1980. It is a relatively small state within the African continent, with an overall population of approximately 14 million people. Zimbabwe is recognized as the […]
Read more »Africa’s Population Boom: Nigeria
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of Rane’s Stratfor WorldView, a look at Nigeria’s preparedness and capacity to adapt as its already massive population grows even bigger in the coming decades: Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world, will be the hub of Africa’s impending population boom. Projected to double its size […]
Read more »Tanzania’s Gas Boom That Never Was
July 12th, 2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on Tanzania’s gas boom that never was – when local hopes are dashed by global realities: Rising international commodity prices can shape or reshape the fortunes of places. When large mining and oil and gas prospectors suddenly show an interest, a remote area can become a resource frontier – a place that’s far from the […]
Read more »A New Energy Pact for Africa
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of Project Syndicate, commentary on Africa’s energy future: Many people associate technologies like solar and wind power with efforts to tackle climate change. But for the world’s most vulnerable populations, they are much more than a clean-energy solution. By creating jobs, improving health, and increasing social mobility and gender equality, they build a path […]
Read more »Iran’s Quest For Economic Foothold In Africa
July 12th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a look at Iran’s efforts to sign agreements in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe, looking also on the horizon to engage in a tight race with such foreign investors as China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi embarks today at the helm of a large delegation to three […]
Read more »From Bangkok to Manila, Southeast Asian Metro Rail Expands Rapidly
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how metro rail networks across southeast Asia will grow 20% through 2024, helping to ease congestion: Metropolitan rail networks in Southeast Asia are on track to expand 20% by the end of next year, a Nikkei analysis shows, the growth fueled by the need to ease congestion and […]
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.