Africa’s New Cities – Urban Utopias or Future Ghost Towns?
December 29th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – from Cairo to Libreville and Dakar – new towns are proliferating, driven by massive investments and futuristic promises. While they inspire dreams for many residents, they remain difficult to bring to life: From the Egyptian desert to Senegal’s clay soils, in recent years, African governments have caught construction fever, […]
Read more »Liberia Backs Ivanhoe Atlantic Rail Deal to Unlock Iron Ore Mine
December 19th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on an export railway key to building an iron ore mind in Guinea: A US company, Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc., took a key step toward building an iron ore mine in Guinea after lawmakers in Liberia ratified an agreement allowing the firm to access an export railway. The access arrangement permits Ivanhoe […]
Read more »A Gateway to the Gulf: India Inks Economic Pact With Oman
December 19th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on a new deal between India and Oman that strategically diversifies India’s trade partnerships at a time of escalating U.S. tariffs, which have risen to 50% on certain Indian goods: India has signed a landmark economic partnership agreement with Oman, securing zero-duty access for over 98% of its exports as […]
Read more »Is Tourism Mozambique’s Next Economic Revolution?
December 17th, 2025
Via The Business Year, a look at Mozambique’s tourism potential: As Mozambique continues to diversify its economic model beyond extractive industries, tourism is increasingly emerging as one of the country’s most promising long-term growth engines. This strategic shift was clearly articulated at the Mozambique Tourism Summit 2025, held in Vilankulo, Inhambane Province, a location symbolically […]
Read more »Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
December 16th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how – in public – the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking but, behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority. The Nobel Peace Prize winner made her pitch by live video to a business […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Uncertain Gamble for Economic Survival
December 13th, 2025
Via Asia Sentinel, a report on Afghanistan’s economy, caught between countervailing forces: Afghanistan, in a desperate domestic struggle for mere survival amid an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, a severe economic collapse, and a profound human rights crisis, is now caught in a dangerous geopolitical squeeze. India is maneuvering to exploit Kabul’s standoff with Islamabad, the United […]
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.