China Battles West for Raw Material of the Future
February 18th, 2023
Via Spiegel International, a report on the battle for minerals in the DRC: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to perhaps the largest lithium deposit in the world. China is eagerly trying to get its hands on the valuable resource, but the concession is controlled by an Australian company. Work-hungry locals are hoping […]
Read more »At Mining Indaba, Washington Focuses On Africa’s Strategic Minerals
February 18th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the recent “Investing in African Mining Indaba” conference in Cape Town: The US administration is leading a Western initiative to secure supplies of key metals for the energy transition. But the lag behind Chinese state-owned companies, which already boast a strong presence on the continent, looks to be […]
Read more »Somaliland’s Oil Find Could Reset The Regional Balance
February 18th, 2023
Via The Conversation, a report on how the presence of oil in Somaliland has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia as it holds the potential for a new stream of revenue for the semi-autonomous state: What is Somaliland’s hydrocarbon potential? In 2020, Norwegian seismic survey company, TGS, estimated that the Somali basin […]
Read more »China’s South Asia Troubles
February 18th, 2023
Via the Soufan Center, commentary on China’s South Asia troubles: China’s efforts to build economic and political influence in South Asia are running into significant headwinds, including with its longtime ally, Pakistan. Chinese relations with historic rival India remain tense over periodic border clashes and New Delhi’s participation in several U.S.-backed regional security groupings. Pakistani […]
Read more »Middle East Tech Startups Are A Hot Emerging Market
February 18th, 2023
Via Forbes, an interesting look at the growth of Middle East tech startups: The Middle East and North Africa tech startup scene is sizzling, fueled by rapid growth in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, a new crop of cash-rich investors and Egypt’s newest unicorn. There’s a new entrepreneurial energy from Rabat to Riyadh, […]
Read more »Should Somalia Fast-Track Its Membership To The EAC?
February 18th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Somalia’s EAC membership strategy: Somalia’s geographical location and its citizen’s inherent entrepreneurial spirit to explore new markets have contributed to the country’s desire to join the EAC. Efforts to join the regional block started years back but stalled after the fall of the central government in 1991. […]
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.