‘Every place I go, it’s all about China’: Former US Diplomats Sound Alarm on Africa
July 2nd, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, commentary on concerns about U.S. engagement with Africa:, where many experts are warning that the United States will continue to fall behind China in Africa unless Washington prioritizes the continent: Four ex-assistant secretaries of state for African Affairs, whose combined service spanned seven decades and 12 presidents, gathered together on […]
Read more »No Bull: Texas Is Helping Transform Africa’s Livestock Industry
July 2nd, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Texan know-how and cattle genetics is transforming Botswana’s livestock sector: Botswana wants to double its cattle herd and turn a nation of communal ranchers into a global export powerhouse. The United States’ Cowboy Country can help. In Dallas, US, for the annual US-Africa Business Summit last month, […]
Read more »Ports, Farmland, Contracts: What is UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed Seeking in Africa?
July 1st, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at the UAE’s growing interest in Africa: In just a decade, Mohamed bin Zayed, also known as the ‘Gulf Hawk’, and his close associates, have turned the UAE into a key player on the African continent, largely due to his financial power. His influence causes imbalances, especially in the […]
Read more »Chinese Megaprojects Back In Fashion In Central Asia’s Poorest States
June 30th, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, a look at Chinese mega investments in Central Asia: For most of the last two decades, China has been the most obvious source of foreign direct investment for the countries of Central Asia. But for the two poorest countries of the region — Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan — truly strategic investment from […]
Read more »Japan Invests In Cambodia’s Goal of Becoming a Top Cashew Exporter
June 30th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Japanese investment into Cambodia’s cashew industry: A Japanese real estate developer has helped Cambodia take a big step toward becoming the world’s top cashew exporter, a goal that might not be as distant as it appears at first glance. Mirarth Holdings, in early June, commemorated the completion of a […]
Read more »The Philippines Needs Rice, But Young People Don’t Want To Farm It
June 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on the Philippines – where 2.4 million Filipinos work as rice farmers. But for young people, a rice farmer’s grueling and often impoverished life holds dwindling appeal: In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life.” It’s a neutral canvas for every meal. Other foods are often […]
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.