New Scamble for Africa
February 3rd, 2024
Via the Belt and Road Blog, commentary on Africa, China, geopolitics, and the Global South: This January, the foreign ministers of China and the USA went on a tour of Africa in quick succession. US government circles described it as a coincidence, although it is clear that the respective Chinese foreign minister is making his first […]
Read more »In Angola, a Former Cold War Rival, Blinken Touts U.S. Investments
January 26th, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s recent four-nation tour of Africa which ended with a visit to Angola, site of major new U.S. investments, which may help counter China’s influence: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken wrapped up a four-nation tour through Africa on Thursday […]
Read more »How the U.S. Is Derailing China’s Influence in Africa
January 21st, 2024
Via the Wall Street Journal, a look at how a U.S.-backed railway project is helping to challenge Beijing’s dominance in an unlikely country: In 2012, a Chinese state company finished building the train station in this central Angolan town and installed an illuminated computer-controlled board to show departure times and ticket prices. Then the contractors […]
Read more »Dubai Investments Enters Angola with Mixed-Use Development
January 18th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on Dubai Investments interest in Angola: UAE-based multi-asset investment group, Dubai Investments, has announced plans to develop an integrated residential, commercial and industrial hub in Angola. The project – Dubai Investments Park (DIP) – represents the company’s first in Africa and will be built on 2,000 hectares in the […]
Read more »South Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Renewable Energy Leader
January 17th, 2024
Via Semafor, an interesting look at sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation prospects, illuminating South Africa’s commanding lead: South Africa will produce nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation capacity over the next half decade, the International Energy Agency estimates. Most of the 64 gigawatts of renewables in the region are expected to come from […]
Read more »African Nations Dominate Top 10 Economic Growth Spots in 2024
January 9th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on African nations’ economic prospects in 2024: IMF sees African nations filling six of top 10 growth spots Heavyweights South Africa and Nigeria also forecast to pick up Africa faces economic headwinds this year, but some of the continent’s brightest sparks are shading it in a more hopeful light. Six of […]
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.