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 »Egypt and Eritrea Close Ranks Over Ethiopia’s Red Sea Push
November 3rd, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Egypt and Eritrea are closing ranks over Ethiopia’s Red Sea push: Addis Ababa’s renewed bid for maritime access is reshaping alliances across the Horn, pushing Cairo and Asmara into rare strategic alignment. When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki to Cairo this week, […]
Read more »India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Promise, Peril, and the Politics of Connectivity
October 22nd, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) which was announced as a transformative connectivity framework which aims to link India, the Arabian Peninsula, and Europe through maritime, rail, energy, and digital networks: Source: Siasat.com During a recent meeting of Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia is Betting Big on Egypt
October 6th, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on how Saudi Arabia is betting big on Egypt: Saudi Arabia pledged to invest $5 billion in Egypt, a vote of confidence in Cairo’s efforts to address its fiscal and investment policies as well as a signal of shifting Gulf attitudes towards plowing cash into flailing regional economies. Saudi Crown Prince […]
Read more »Inside Africa’s New Cities: Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria Bet Big on Urban Mega Projects
July 30th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at – from Egypt’s sprawling New Administrative Capital to Kenya’s self-contained hub and Nigeria’s reclaimed lands – the companies shaping Africa’s future – and the enduring challenges of equitable growth: Africa’s fast-growing cities are defined by bold new projects, each aiming to address pressing urbanisation challenges. These developments, driven […]
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.