Acumen, Climate Fund Have $250 Million Solar Plan for Africa’s Poorest Nations
December 5th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on the Hardest-To-Reach Initiative: Hardest-to-Reach Initiative focuses on 16 African nations Countries targeted include Congo, Somalia and Sierra Leone The world’s biggest climate fund is backing Acumen, a US-based company that promotes universal energy access, in establishing a $250 million facility to bring electricity from off-grid solar projects to 72 million […]
Read more »West Faces Long Struggle To Loosen China’s Grip on Africa’s Critical Minerals
December 5th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, commentary on the long struggle faced by the West to loosen China’s grip on Africa’s critical minerals: China is in pole position to negotiate minerals access with African governments keen to add more value locally. China has built a long head start over the West in securing access to Africa’s […]
Read more »Rush for Lithium in Africa Risks Fueling Corruption and Failing The Continent’s Citizens
November 22nd, 2023
Via Global Witness, critical commentary on the rush for lithium in Africa: Efforts to address the global climate emergency are leading to an increased demand for renewable energy technology, particularly in the Global North, including electric vehicles and the batteries required to power them. Africa is one of the new frontiers in a race for […]
Read more »The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa
November 17th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the Lobito Corridor: Washington’s answer to Belt and Road in Africa: Launched a decade ago, China’s Road and Belt Initiative is a colossal infrastructure and economic development project spanning across Asia, Europe, and Africa. To date, 52 African governments signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with China regarding the BRI […]
Read more »Democratic Republic of Congo: ‘Future Is Bankable’
November 11th, 2023
Via The East African, commentary from Kenyan Ambassador to the DRC George Masafu about Democratic Republic of Congo’s bad history of wars and instability, but its bankable future: Summary Mafafu said DRC is a victim of its own history. But since 2018, state authority is being put in place. He said the country’s parliament is enacting […]
Read more »Starsight Premier Energy Considers Expansion Into South Sudan, DRC
November 7th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on Starsight Premier Energy’s potential expansion into South Sudan, DRC: Starsight Premier Energy CEO Rupesh Hindocha sees cheap solar power as the key to unlocking Africa’s manufacturing potential. Starsight Premier Energy, a joint venture between Starsight Energy and Premier Solar, is considering entering South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo […]
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.