Sub-Saharan Africa’s Fastest Growing Economies In 2022
November 2nd, 2022
Via How We Made It In Africa, a report on sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing economies: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Niger, Rwanda and South Sudan, along with the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius, are set to be sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing economies this year, with each expected to record GDP growth of 6% […]
Read more »DRC: Battleground of Proxy War Over Precious Resources
October 31st, 2022
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an article on how the DRC became the battleground of a proxy war over precious resources: Some residents of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo simply call it la guerre sans fin — the war without end. One morning in August, Abigael Bahati felt it in her skin as she searched for […]
Read more »Congo-Kinshasa: Awakening Africa’s Sleeping Giant
October 2nd, 2022
Via All Africa, an article on the DRC: The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the country of its peace. Since the dark colonial era of King Leopold II when the DRC was known as the Belgian […]
Read more »Peace and Politics: Can DRC Achieve Economic Stability?
October 2nd, 2022
Via The Exchange, a look at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s economic future: The underlying structural drivers of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have evolved. Motivations not only based on long-standing grievances rooted in political and economic exclusion but also the exploitation and trafficking of natural resources have played a significant role in […]
Read more »Central African Nations Eye Pipelines and Hubs To End Energy Poverty
September 11th, 2022
Via Reuters, an article on multiple Central African nations eying pipelines and hubs to end energy poverty: Central African countries signed a deal on Thursday to create a regional oil and gas pipeline network and hub infrastructures which backers say will strengthen energy supply and reduce dependence on imports of refined products. The project aims to […]
Read more »DR Congo Seeks To ‘Reclaim History’ With Economic Reforms
August 26th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Democratic Republic of Congo’s ‘big, ambitious economic agenda’ backed by international lenders: The finance minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo longs for the days when his country was pushing forward as an African industrial hub. “In this country, we made batteries for our vehicles; we used […]
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.