Rare Earths And Global Rivalries: Burundi And The Reconfiguration Of Strategic Supply Chains
April 21st, 2025
Via Eurasia Review, an article on Burundi’s role in the global rare earth race: On March 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump argued before Congress in favor of reducing the budget for USAID, the agency responsible for international development assistance. Illustrating his point, Trump singled out Lesotho, criticizing an $8 million allocation to a nation […]
Read more »Beyond Lobito: Africa’s Resource Rich Nations Look To Capitalise On Biden’s Angola Trip
December 3rd, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Africa’s resource?rich nations look to capitalize on Biden’s Angola trip: Burundi and South Africa are among the countries hoping to attract a piece of the surging US public and private sector interest in the continent’s ‘green’ minerals. US investment in the Lobito rail corridor linking the mines […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: The Coming Danger To Its Blue Economy
May 10th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the proposed East African Federation: The East African Federation is a proposition on the table. It is to be a union of the eight EAC members and any other member that would join it in the future into a single federated sovereign state. The current members include in Alphabetical order […]
Read more »São Tomé and Príncipe, and Burundi Join Africa Finance Corporation Membership
November 15th, 2023
São Tomé and Príncipe, and Burundi expand Africa Finance Corporation membership to three-quarters of the continent: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, announces Burundi and São Tomé & Príncipe as its newest member countries, expanding its community of sovereigns to 42 African nations. Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, AFC has doubled its […]
Read more »Building Investment Pathways in the World’s Most Neglected Markets
October 20th, 2023
Courtesy of ImpactAlpha, a look at the challenge of mobilizing capital for some of the world’s most neglected markets in Africa: “Mobilize” may be the word of the year for emerging markets investments. Africa alone needs an additional $100 billion annually for infrastructure development to meet climate and sustainable development goals. Some markets grapple with […]
Read more »China’s Xi Meets Mauritania, Burundi Leaders, Signs Cooperation Agreements
August 8th, 2023
Via Reuters, a report on China’s continued outreach to African countries: China signed a cooperation agreement with Mauritania and pledged to strengthen collaboration with Burundi on Friday in the latest in a series of talks between visiting African leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Developing solidarity and cooperation with African countries is an important cornerstone […]
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.