Africa’s Charcoal Economy: Keeping the Home Fires Burning
May 16th, 2025
Via The Economist, a report on Africa’s charcoal economy and why a dirty fuel remains stubbornly important on the continent: When Gibril Ali talks of “black gold”, he does not mean oil. He buys it in sacks, not barrels. He sells it to his customers in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, from a metal shack. But in Kenya […]
Read more »Aramco and Alpha MBM Push UAE Oil Power in Uganda and Kenya
April 24th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, an article on UAE’s growing oil influence in East Africa: Refiners, strategic oil stores… While traditional partners hesitate, Emirati firms are fast-tracking energy investment across East Africa. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is strengthening foreign policy to build influence in East Africa and countries along the Red Sea as it secures […]
Read more »Kenya Turns To UAE For Railway Funds After China Cut Financing
February 3rd, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on Kenya’s decision to approach UAE for railway funding after China cut financing: Both sides to carry out feasibility study, Ruto says Kenya also finalising loan with UAE for budget support UAE says Kenya a gateway to East Africa Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing […]
Read more »Power Sharing: The $1B ‘Electricity Highway’ Between Ethiopia and Kenya
December 19th, 2024
Via CNN, a report on the $1 billion ‘electricity highway’ comprising 650 miles of transmission lines that allow electricity to flow between Ethiopia and Kenya: Ethiopia and Kenya both embrace renewables for their electricity production. Ethiopia produces all the power for its national grid from renewable sources, and is home to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the […]
Read more »Tullow CEO Sees Stunted Kenya Oil Project as Fix for South Sudan
November 8th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on a possible option to help transport South Sudan oil: Oil company made Kenya discoveries more than a decade ago South Sudan’s exports have been held up by a broken pipeline Tullow Oil Plc’s delayed project to export oil from discoveries in Kenya by pipeline to the coast could be a […]
Read more »JPMorgan Opens Offices in Kenya, Ivory Coast in Africa Push
October 29th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at JPMorgan’s growing interest in Africa: US lender hires ex-central banker to run business in Kenya Ex-central banker Montet managed Kenya’s foreign reserves JPMorgan Chase & Co. opened representative offices in Kenya and Ivory Coast as part of an effort expand in east and west Africa. The biggest US bank has […]
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.