How West Africa Can Reap More Profit From the Global Chocolate Market
September 29th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how resource-rich countries like Ghana are often cut out of lucrative parts of the business like manufacturing: The first leg of the 35-mile journey from Ghana’s capital city, Accra, to the Fairafric chocolate factory in Amanase on the N6 highway is a quick ride. But after […]
Read more »Pipe Dreams: Ghana’s Aluminium Plan Too Good To Be True?
September 5th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Ghana’s hopes to become the first nation on the continent to achieve full vertical integration in the aluminium industry: Picking up from what has been left of a 1960s attempt to build an aluminium empire, Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is seeking to attract $6bn worth […]
Read more »Shippers Give Ghana Wide Berth Due To High Port Fees
August 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how Togo and Cote d’Ivoire are benefiting as Ghana’s high port fees deter shippers: A 20% drop in container traffic at Ghanaian ports suggests Togo and Cote d’Ivoire are seen as more attractive. Recent data from Ghana’s port authority shows a notable decline in port traffic, with […]
Read more »How China Is Winning The Race For Africa’s Lithium
August 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how China – which already dominates processing of lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries 0 is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling in Africa: The settlement of Uis in a remote part of Namibia seems an unlikely hotspot for a mineral cold war […]
Read more »Africa’s Thirst for Champagne Could Bring Veuve Clicquot to Kenya and Ghana
July 21st, 2023
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at Africa’s growing thirsty for champagne: Veuve Clicquot, the Champagne maker that’s part of luxury-goods powerhouse LVMH, is exploring new markets in Africa as demand for premium products rises on the continent. The Champagne maker is considering expanding in East Africa or going west to Ghana as it looks to boost […]
Read more »Ghana’s Other Green Economy
July 18th, 2023
Ghana is on course to tap into the multibillion-dollar global cannabis industry after its parliament approved a law enabling licenses to cultivate cannabis for industrial and medical purposes. As reported by Bloomberg, the move opens up opportunities for the cultivation of cannabis for fiber, seed or medical use in the West African country. Once enacted, […]
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.