Africa’s New Railway Age
July 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at how Sino-American tensions in Africa are playing out on the tracks: “Every inhabitant of Thiès”, wrote a Senegalese novelist, Ousmane Sembène, in 1960, “depended on the railway.” Like many African cities, Thiès was a product of the continent’s first, colonial-era rail revolution. The French-built railway that ran through it […]
Read more »Copper and Lithium at the Heart of New African Investment
June 18th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on the role of copper and lithium at the heart of new African investment: Recent data confirms copper and lithium as the mineral success stories of the African continent, with new exploration projects concentrated in Central and Southern Africa. With 40 active exploration projects for copper and 19 for […]
Read more »UAE: Dubai Ports World Makes a Play for Africa
May 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on how DP World, the Dubai-based logistics giant, is both a thriving business and a geopolitical soft power tool: From humble beginnings a half-century ago as the local operator of the two-crane operation at Port Rashid, Dubai Ports World has matured into a global logistics powerhouse. It’s also […]
Read more »Angola to Leverage Chinese Investment to Stimulate Oil Production
May 1st, 2024
Via Energy, Capital and Power, a look at Angola’s efforts to leverage Chinese investment to stimulate oil production: China’s state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is sending a team of senior executives to Angola to discuss investment opportunities in oil exploration. The move aligns with Angola’s target to increase production to 1.18 million barrels […]
Read more »Angola’s Rich Production History Fuels Investor Interest
April 7th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital and Power, commentary on Angola: Angola’s rich history of oil production – dating back to its first commercial discovery in 1955 – has been a cornerstone of the nation’s economic development, with the sector accounting for 75% of the government’s revenue. Now, Angola represents one of the continent’s largest producers and is […]
Read more »Angola Invites Foreign Investors to Seize Oil and Gas Block Opportunities
March 28th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on Angola’s effort to attract foreign investment in the hydrocarbon sector: Angola’s investment outlook for the next five years is estimated at $60 billion, with the country’s next licensing round – organized under a six-year program launched in 2019 – slated for 2025. The round is expected to […]
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.