What Wagner’s Mutiny Means for Its Sprawling African Business Empire
June 30th, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on how the Russian mercenary group’s commercial network in the Central African Republic is set to come under pressure: The two men, rifles strapped to their backs, huddle together in the grass. Bright flashes appear in their hands — Molotov cocktails, which they hurl high over a barbed wire fence […]
Read more »From Ghana to Zambia: 31 African Cities To Exceed 5M People by 2040
June 30th, 2023
Via McKinsey, a look at the 31 African cities projected to exceed 5m people by 2040: According to a recent McKinsey report, by 2040, there will be 31 cities in Africa with populations in excess of five million. Over the next 20 years, more than 500 million people are expected to move to African cities, […]
Read more »Rwanda’s Push to be Africa’s Financial Hub Attracts Leading Fintech Startups
June 29th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at Rwanda’s push to be Africa’s financial hub by attracting leading fintech startups: KIGALI, Rwanda – Two of Africa’s biggest fintech players are expanding their operations in Rwanda, which is pushing to position itself as a strategically important hub for the fintech sector by revamping its business laws and tax code. […]
Read more »The Emerging Contours of Saudi-Emirati Competition in Southeast Asia
June 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the two gulf states’ growing diplomatic and economic outreach to southeast Asia: Early last month, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), met with Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was ostensibly for discussions on the upcoming […]
Read more »DR Congo Sounds Alarm About Cobalt Prospects
June 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on recent statements from the DRC’s state mining group about cobalt market dominance and dynamics: The new head of Gécamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company, said the country had missed the opportunity to leverage its dominance in the cobalt market and attract investment off the […]
Read more »Western Sahara: Looking at EU-Morocco Fisheries Deal On The Ground
June 28th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on the Western Sahara’s fisheries deal with the EU: Despite its famed reputation for desert landscapes, exuding a perpetual air of desolation, Western Sahara is blessed with bountiful natural resources. From harbouring some of the world’s most critical phosphate reserves – essential fertilisers for agricultural production – to coastal […]
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.