How Iran War Is Reshaping China’s Geo-Economic Cooperation with North Africa
April 11th, 2026
Via the Stimson Center, commentary on China’s shifting energy strategy toward North Africa amid Hormuz disruption, deepening oil diversification and accelerating green cooperation with Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt: A distant war is quietly redrawing the map of global energy, and most people haven’t noticed. As disruptions in the Gulf expose the fragility of China’s oil […]
Read more »Turkey’s High-Risk, High-Reward Wager in the Horn of Africa
April 11th, 2026
Via World Politics Review, a look at Turkey’s engagement in the Horn of Africa: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first trip to Ethiopia in over a decade in February as part of a regional tour that included stops in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He received a red-carpet welcome in Addis Ababa, where Prime Minister Abiy […]
Read more »How ENI Found an Alternative to Russian Gas in Africa
February 2nd, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – in the wake of the war in Ukraine – the Italian giant was forced to turn its back on Moscow. Over four years, it has turned the continent – Brazzaville to Luanda via Maputo – into its new gas stronghold: As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, ENI has completed […]
Read more »Egypt To Develop Djibouti’s Port In Bid To Pressure Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
January 2nd, 2026
Via The National News, a report on Egypt’s deal to develop Djibouti’s port in a bid to pressure Ethiopia over the GERD Nile dam: Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir concluded a milestone visit to Djibouti this week, where he finalised a deal to develop the Doraleh port on the Gulf of Aden. The Egyptian […]
Read more »Africa’s New Cities – Urban Utopias or Future Ghost Towns?
December 29th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – from Cairo to Libreville and Dakar – new towns are proliferating, driven by massive investments and futuristic promises. While they inspire dreams for many residents, they remain difficult to bring to life: From the Egyptian desert to Senegal’s clay soils, in recent years, African governments have caught construction fever, […]
Read more »North Africa: On The Rise
November 7th, 2025
Via Global Finance, a report on how North Africa is emerging as a growth engine, led by Egypt and Morocco. But structural challenges persist. This year again, North Africa is the fastest growing region in Africa and the Arab world. Combined GDP growth in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya is expected […]
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.