The Horn Of Africa States: Is A Regional Bloc A Lost Cause?
November 30th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, rather sober commentary on the prospects for the Horn of Africa: It must certainly look that possibilities of a new regional block comprising the Horn of Africa States of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti are fading. Ethiopia recently applied to join the BRICS grouping and its admittance is expected to be official […]
Read more »Untapped Mining Potential in Africa Due To Political Instability: Top 4 Markets
November 22nd, 2023
Via The Business Year, a look at how – from the Horn of Africa to Madagascar – political instability has left enormous mining potential untapped: Africa is home to the largest reserves of known mineral resources, hosting considerable proven reserves of gold and other precious metals, rare earth elements, and phosphate, among much else. The […]
Read more »Building Investment Pathways in the World’s Most Neglected Markets
October 20th, 2023
Courtesy of ImpactAlpha, a look at the challenge of mobilizing capital for some of the world’s most neglected markets in Africa: “Mobilize” may be the word of the year for emerging markets investments. Africa alone needs an additional $100 billion annually for infrastructure development to meet climate and sustainable development goals. Some markets grapple with […]
Read more »Ethiopia Says Lack of Red Sea Port Access Can Fuel Future Conflict
October 17th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, an article on Ethiopia’s growing focus on gaining direct access to the Red Sea: Prime minister calls for talks with neighbors on harbor access Issue raised amid growing tension with neighboring Eritrea Ethiopia’s lack of access to a port on the Red Sea is a potential source of future conflict with neighboring countries, […]
Read more »Eritrea: The Surprising Triumph of “Africa’s Kim Jong Un”
September 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting look at Eritrea and its President whom some consider as “Africa’s Kim Jong Un”: In 1967, at the height of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, a group of young Eritrean students posed for a photo on the outskirts of Nanjing. The Eritreans, whose tiny country had been annexed by Ethiopia five years previously, […]
Read more »Eritrea: Africa’s North Korea?
July 26th, 2023
Via African Arguments, a look at Eritrea, Beijing’s oldest friend in the Horn of Africa: In the middle of May, Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki visited China. He was warmly received. The visit coincided with the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Chinese media indicate President Isaias has visited China a few times, […]
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.