The Horn Of Africa States: The Region Can Do Better
June 24th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Horn Of Africa States: The Horn of Africa States region commands the major waterway, which connects the Indian ocean to the Suez Canal including the chokepoint of Bab El Mandab Straits. It is a troubled region, which neighbors the economically rising West Asian states of the Saudi Arabia, Qatar, […]
Read more »Djibouti vs Berbera: A Deep-Sea Duel
June 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how – by looking to increase its maritime access in recent months – landlocked Ethiopia has rekindled a rivalry between its two neighbouring ports. But it looks to be an unequal battle, with Djibouti on top for the foreseeable future: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s recurrent demands for […]
Read more »UAE: Dubai Ports World Makes a Play for Africa
May 30th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on how DP World, the Dubai-based logistics giant, is both a thriving business and a geopolitical soft power tool: From humble beginnings a half-century ago as the local operator of the two-crane operation at Port Rashid, Dubai Ports World has matured into a global logistics powerhouse. It’s also […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: Conflict, Crises, And Capitalism
May 20th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Horn of Africa: It is quite clear that there is an intense almost cut-throat competition for the Horn of Africa States region lately, involving major, middle and even regional powers. This is no longer ideological as was in the past between capitalism and communism but economic and access to […]
Read more »Global Strategic and Economic Interest In Djibouti
March 30th, 2024
Via Frontera News, a look at international strategic and economic interest in Djibouti: It was no accident that James “Mad Dog” Mattis made Djibouti one of his first overseas trips as US Secretary of Defence, this tiny African country on the Horn of Africa is home to the USA’s only African military base, a significant hub for […]
Read more »The China-Built Addis-Djibouti Railway Gains Steam
February 18th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at a new approach to utilizing the potential of the two-country railway line between Ethiopia and Djibouti has already been producing several of the desired results. A people-centered turn is yet to come: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway (AADR) has been in operation since 2018 – the year when we […]
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.