Mapped: Africa’s Population Density Patterns
February 7th, 2024
Via Visual Capitalist, an interesting graphical look at Africa’s population density patterns: Africa, the world’s second largest continent, spans over 30 million km2, home to the not only world’s biggest desert but also the second-largest tropical rainforest, and of course, approximately 1.4 billion people. In this infographic, we map out the continent’s population density patterns. It’s a […]
Read more »Shipping, Ports, and China’s New Maritime Empire
February 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the shipping capabilities and port infrastructure that comprises China’s new maritime empire: 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 Christopher R. O’Dea – adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute and author of […]
Read more »Zambia to Start Trading Its Own Copper, Competing With Glencore
February 7th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report that Zambia plans to start trading its own copper: Country says trading the metal will boost pricing transparency Government could receive copper instead of mining royalties Zambia plans to directly buy and sell a portion of the copper produced in the southern African nation, competing with trading giants including Mercuria […]
Read more »With the US Looking Elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China Quietly Cement a Regional Alliance
February 6th, 2024
Via The Hill, a report on the growing partnership between Uzbekistan and China: While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan and China have quietly elevated their partnership. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a state visit to […]
Read more »Dangote Announces $1B Phosphate Investment In Senegal
February 6th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Dangote’s billion-dollar investment in phosphate in Senegal – a project once envisaged in Togo: While Senegal encounters turbulence over its elections timetable, this has not affected Aliko Dangote’s confidence in the country. The Nigerian cement magnate has announced his intention to invest a billion dollars in phosphate in […]
Read more »MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon of Latin America’
February 6th, 2024
Courtesy of Fortune, an article on MercadoLibre, Latin America’s tech titan that was inspired by eBay and later launched a lucrative payments business akin to PayPal. It’s now worth roughly the equivalent of the two U.S. tech giants combined: When Marcos Galperin started online marketplace MercadoLibre in a parking garage, he wasn’t trying to evoke the origin […]
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.