Ethiopian Airlines: Africa’s Undisputed Champion, Gulf Challenger
August 18th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at Ethiopian Airlines’ aggressive growth plans: Flush from record results, Ethiopian Airlines will open a $10bn mega-airport in Bishoftu in 2029, as competition intensifies on Africa-Asia routes. Ethiopian Airlines is doubling down on its ambition to be Africa’s dominant carrier and a global player. In 2029, it plans to open […]
Read more »Guinea: Key for Countering China’s Gallium Dominance?
August 15th, 2025
Guinea may be small in geography, but it sits atop vast mineral wealth. It holds the world’s largest bauxite reserves and is well-positioned to become a major supplier of gallium—a critical mineral required for semiconductors but whose exports China has restricted. As this short video shows, Guinea has been on the U.S. minerals map since […]
Read more »Ex-NBA Exec Plans African Sports Hotel Chain After $26M Rwanda Launch
August 13th, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on an ex-NBA executive’s plans for an African sports hotel chain after $26M Rwanda launch: A new $26 million sports-themed hotel in Rwanda that aims to tap into the country’s growing hospitality market will be a template for expanding other sporting businesses across Africa, the former National Basketball Association executive that […]
Read more »Mexico, Malaysia, and India Want to be the Next Big Semiconductor Hubs
August 12th, 2025
Via Rest of World, an article on how manufacturing powerhouses Mexico, Malaysia, and India want to become less reliant on expensive imports — without competing with Nvidia or TSMC: Mexico, Malaysia, and India are ramping up their semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. One of the goals is to make legacy chips, which can be used in electronics […]
Read more »US to Pursue Seabed Mining With Cook Islands After China Pact
August 10th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on U.S. plans to explore seabed mining with the Cook Islands: The US has entered talks with the Cook Islands to develop seabed mineral resources. The arrangement will include joint efforts to map the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone, which is “one of the most promising regions for deep-sea mineral deposits,” […]
Read more »Why Deepening Investment Ties with Guatemala Can Advance US Economic Security
August 7th, 2025
Via the Atlantic Council, a discussion on why deepening investment ties with Guatemala can advance US economic security: The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership with the Foundation for the Development of Guatemala, hosts a discussion on Guatemala as a destination for strategic foreign investment and a growing source of capital contributing to […]
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.