Breakaway Africa Region Seeks US Recognition With Base, Minerals
July 30th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on Somaliland’s willingness to offer the US a military base at the entrance to the Red Sea and critical-minerals deals in its quest for international recognition as a sovereign state: Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, is willing to offer the US a military base at the entrance to […]
Read more »Inside Africa’s New Cities: Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria Bet Big on Urban Mega Projects
July 30th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at – from Egypt’s sprawling New Administrative Capital to Kenya’s self-contained hub and Nigeria’s reclaimed lands – the companies shaping Africa’s future – and the enduring challenges of equitable growth: Africa’s fast-growing cities are defined by bold new projects, each aiming to address pressing urbanisation challenges. These developments, driven […]
Read more »The U.S. Military Is Investing In Palau. So Is China.
July 29th, 2025
Via The Washington Post, a look at Koror, Palau, where the U.S. plans to expand the main harbor for its warships, and where officials worry a Chinese-owned hotel could be used for surveillance: The U.S. military will next year upgrade Palau’s main harbor, usually frequented by dive boats full of tourists heading to emerald lagoons, […]
Read more »Nepal: The Country Where 76% of Cars Sold Are Electric
July 28th, 2025
Via The New York Times, a look at how subsidies, hydroelectricity and a manufacturing powerhouse neighbor are moving the cars into Nepal faster than almost anywhere else: The narrow streets of Kathmandu — sized for pedestrians and rickshaws — are choked with engines. Buses, motorbikes, small trucks and taxis fill the sprawling valley with horns […]
Read more »Chinese Car Giants Rush Into Brazil With Dreams of Dominating a Continent
July 27th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on how – as the likes of Ford and Mercedes retreat – Great Wall Motor and BYD are building factories and bringing affordable EVs and hybrids to one of the world’s biggest markets: A two-hour drive beyond the traffic jams of São Paulo, past the vast valleys […]
Read more »U.S. Firms To Develop Syria Energy Masterplan After Trump Lifts Sanctions
July 26th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on U.S. firms’ plans to develop a Syrian energy masterplan: Argent LNG, Baker Hughes, Hunt Energy form coalition for Syria energy masterplan Masterplan includes oil, gas exploration and power generation Syria’s energy infrastructure needs billions in investment Focus on areas west of Euphrates under Syrian government control U.S.-based firms Baker Hughes […]
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.