The Influencer Chef Dividing Syria’s Diaspora
December 1st, 2024
Via Foreign Policy, an article on Chef Omar who has popularized Damascene cuisine online and in his Istanbul restaurant. But is he linked to the Assad regime? In March, days before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a line stretched for a block in Aksaray, a neighborhood that has been dubbed “Little […]
Read more »Biden’s Long-Awaited Africa Trip Touts A Win Against China
December 1st, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on President Biden’s long-awaited Africa trip: Biden’s trip delivers on a promise to visit the continent U.S. backed railway project to be a focus of the trip Railway project to open a path for mineral exports to Western nations Joe Biden sets off for Angola on Sunday on a trip that will […]
Read more »Oman Firm Replaces Sanctioned Alrosa in Angolan Diamond Miner
November 30th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report that an Omani firm has acquired shares in an Angolan diamond-mining venture: An Omani state-backed fund has acquired shares in Angola’s Catoca diamond-mining joint venture from Russia’s Alrosa PJSC. Maaden International Investment LLC’s stake purchase was announced by Mineral Resources Minister Diamantino Azevedo on Thursday. Alrosa, which held a 41% interest in the Catoca […]
Read more »Sanction Busting In Strait of Hormuz
November 28th, 2024
Via Semafor, a look at how sanction busting occurs in the Strait of Hormuz: They move best at night, in a swarm. Twenty, maybe 25 small boats side-by-side. Up to 100 boats at a time: “Waterworld” without Kevin Costner. Simple speedboats, around six meters long, each with a powerful engine, traversing the fabled Strait of […]
Read more »Colombia Expands Commercial Ties with China Amid Belt and Road Concerns
November 28th, 2024
Via Finance Colombia, an article on Colombia’s growing BRI ties with China: The Colombian government continues to enhance its commercial and industrial ties with China, as evidenced by the recent visit of Luis Carlos Reyes Hernández, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, to Shanghai. The visit aimed to promote investment opportunities in areas such as […]
Read more »Between China and the EU: A Race to Exploit the Fish-Rich Waters of Western Sahara
November 27th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on the race to exploit the fish?rich waters of Western Sahara: Lying in wait for several years, Beijing, which operates several fishing vessels in Morocco, is preparing to step up its game – much to the dismay of the European Union, whose Court of Justice has just annulled agreements […]
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.