Africa Enters Infrastructure Boom
June 26th, 2024
Via WhyAfrica, a report on Africa’s infrastructure boom: Africa enters infrastructure boom Inadequate infrastructure remains a challenge, but also creates investment opportunities. With African government committing billions of dollars to infrastructure development, the continent is touted to be entering a 20 to 30-year infrastructure development boom. Infrastructural development is pivotal to all aspects of social and economic […]
Read more »Oil Exploration Boom In Namibia
June 25th, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on Namibia’s oil boom: Namibia has become an oil exploration hotspot after several discoveries in recent years along its coast. It has not yet produced any oil or gas, but oil majors such as TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab and Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab have made discoveries estimated at 2.6 billion barrels, with production in the […]
Read more »Morocco’s Green Hydrogen Opportunity
June 25th, 2024
Via Energy Transition substack, commentary on Morocco’s green hydrogen opportunity: Morocco is one of the world’s most promising locations for exporting green hydrogen. As the world’s major economies move toward a net zero future, green hydrogen can play an important role in various use cases, from fertilizer production (e.g., green ammonia) to heavy industry (e.g., […]
Read more »Playing Catch-up? West-China Competition in the Global South
June 24th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a report on West-China competition in the Global South: How does the West stand in the ‘Cold War 2’ contest with China for allies in the Global South? The straightforward answer is: poorly. Why? China decided to instrumentalize its overseas reserves in 2013 by announcing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and putting […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: The Region Can Do Better
June 24th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Horn Of Africa States: The Horn of Africa States region commands the major waterway, which connects the Indian ocean to the Suez Canal including the chokepoint of Bab El Mandab Straits. It is a troubled region, which neighbors the economically rising West Asian states of the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, […]
Read more »Why Barrick Gold Remains Interested in Pakistan’s Reko Diq Reserves
June 24th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on Barrick Gold’s interest in the rugged terrain, sandy expanses, and arid deserts of Chagai, under which lies one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold and copper reserves: During his meeting in March with a delegation from the Barrick Gold Corporation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the controversial Reko Diq project. In […]
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