The Next Startup Investment Hotspots In West Africa
July 1st, 2022
Via Quartz Africa, a look at the next startup investment hotspots in west Africa: Startup tracker, Africa: The Big Deal’s figures show that since 2019, west African startups have hauled in $4.2 billion, representing 41% of the total funds logged in Africa in that period. “Startups in the region have attracted more funding than in northern […]
Read more »Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Expanding Into Africa
May 22nd, 2022
Via Quartz Africa, a report on Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty which is expanding into Africa: Fenty’s planned launch in Africa is perceived as a reaction to the growth of the continent’s beauty and personal care industry which is now valued at over $12 billion. Latest figures show the market could reach $14 billion in 2022, oiled by a […]
Read more »Ghana – Quiet, But Rising
April 14th, 2022
Via the Realistic Optimist, a look at Ghana: While not the largest African country by size nor by population, Ghana is a country of symbols. Ghana was home to the powerful Ashanti Empire, and was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957 under the leadership of pan-African icon Kwame Nkrumah. While […]
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.