‘Made In Ethiopia’: New Documentary About China’s Expansion Into Africa
June 11th, 2024
Ethiopia’s state-backed bid to drive industrialization and transform its economy over the last couple of decades has had plenty of support from Chinese investors and operators to create jobs and opportunities for a rapidly growing population. And, while that support has been welcomed, it’s been rare for policymakers or civil society to take a step […]
Read more »Shoot For The Hoop: NBA Makes A Big Bet on Africa
June 11th, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at how the world’s second-favourite sport is taking off on the fastest-growing continent: Sport occupies a hallowed place in the history of pan-Africanism. The Confederation of African Football (caf), which runs African football and, in particular, the African Cup of Nations (Afcon), was founded as far back as 1957. That […]
Read more »The Forbidden Fruit: Mexico’s Anti-Avocado Militias
June 11th, 2024
Via Harper’s, a report on how the spread of the avocado production in Mexico is a story of greed, ambition, corruption, water shortages, cartel battles and, in a number of towns and villages, a fierce fightback: Phone service was down—a fuse had blown in the cell tower during a recent storm—and even though my arrival […]
Read more »The Green Treasure Chest Buried in Ukraine
June 11th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a slightly dated report on how war-torn Ukraine holds large deposits of critical minerals used in green technology Ukraine is sitting on a treasure chest to fuel the energy transition. Another week, another wave of depressing news from Ukraine. As Kyiv launches its counteroffensive, striking against targets such as the […]
Read more »China Springs BRI Surprise On U.S.
June 10th, 2024
Via Indian Punchline, commentary on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project: The report of the death of China’s Belt and Road Initiative [BRI] was an exaggeration, after all. Within days of the US President Joe Biden’s acerbic remark during an interview last week with the Time magazine that the BRI has “become a nuisance graveyard initiative,” a trilateral […]
Read more »UAE Strengthens Senegal Trade
June 10th, 2024
Via WhyAfrica, an article on UAE efforts to strengthen trade with Senegal: Senegal is the second-fastest growing economy in Africa and the fourth-fastest growing economy in the world, positioning this West African country as a key market of great strategic importance for countries in the Middle East. Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating […]
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.