China-Africa: Race for Investment Becomes a Battle for Value
August 13th, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – in just one year – Chinese investment in Africa surged by 254%. Africa has emerged as the biggest regional beneficiary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, with $33.5bn in investment announced in the first half of 2026 – a 254% increase on a year earlier. The […]
Read more »Morocco-China: What is the Real Weight of Beijing in the Moroccan Economy?
August 8th, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Morocco now occupies a prominent place in China’s industrial deployment, which aims to penetrate the markets of Europe and Africa: Ten years after the signing of the strategic partnership between Morocco and China, this perception is clearly reflected in the figures. Trade has grown significantly, investment is increasingly concentrated […]
Read more »How China’s US$900 Million Port Deal in Angola Shows its Dominance over US Interests
August 4th, 2026
Via South China Morning Post, a look at how – as Washington eyes the nation’s critical minerals and invests in a strategic rail project, Beijing leads in strengthening its supply chain: On the South Atlantic coastline, Angola stands out as rare ground on which the United States has been willing to vie with China for influence […]
Read more »Myanmar’s Depleted Oil Pipeline
August 4th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a report on a cross-border energy project dealing with the impact of two conflicts: An oil pipeline carrying imported crude from Myanmar to China is facing a two-front crisis: armed conflict at home and a maritime blockade overseas. The pipeline is connected to a crude oil terminal built to accommodate large tankers transporting fuel […]
Read more »Can China Protect Its Red Sea Investments Without Taking Sides?
July 31st, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – from Port Sudan to Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone – Beijing’s expanding footprint is reshaping one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors. But analysts say its growing economic clout is making political neutrality increasingly difficult to sustain. Few waterways are as strategically important or as […]
Read more »China’s Next South Asian Corridor May Begin in Bangladesh
July 29th, 2026
Via the Lowy Institute, a look at Beijing’s plans for an economic link from Yunnan via Myanmar to Bangladesh – leaving the door ajar for India to join later. China has revived an old South Asian regional connectivity idea, but with a different starting point. During Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Beijing in […]
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.