How China’s Communist Party is building political schools, and influence, in Africa
August 8th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, a report on how China’s Communist Party is building political schools, and influence, in Africa: Kenya’s ruling United Democratic Alliance is the latest African political party to benefit from China’s soft power push to promote its development model and ideology on the continent. UDA officials visiting China in May clinched a […]
Read more »The Buy-Now / Pay-Later Company Behind the EV Explosion in Kenya
July 26th, 2024
Via Rest of World, a look at how – in just two years – M-Kopa has become the biggest financier for EVs in East Africa’s largest market: Two out of every three electric bikes running on Kenyan roads have been financed by M-Kopa. While M-Kopa has helped grow the industry, there are increasing concerns that […]
Read more »China EV Makers Neta, Xpeng Turn To Africa Amid European Backlash
July 4th, 2024
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on the growing EV market in emerging economies worldwide: Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers Neta Auto and Xpeng Motors are ramping up their push into Africa, shifting their overseas strategies amid trade frictions with Europe. Neta, a brand developed by EV startup Hozon New Energy Automobile, opened a flagship store in […]
Read more »Global Firms Mull Placing Kenya Investments on Hold as Risks Uncertain
June 29th, 2024
Via Kenyan Wall Street, an article on global firms reconsidering Kenyan investments given recent risks: As Kenya reels from protests and uncertainty, even after President Ruto’s announced his administration would be withdrawing the Finance Bill 2024, some foreign companies are considering temporarily pausing their investments in the country. The Kenyan Wall Street spoke with several firms, […]
Read more »China Hands Over Keys to the Railway As African Countries Take Control of 2 Major Belt and Road Projects
June 14th, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China handing over the keys to the railway as African countries take control of 2 major belt and road projects: The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway have both had recent handovers from Chinese operators Observers say training workers is part of China’s localisation […]
Read more »China and Russia Are Beating the US in Africa
June 13th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, commentary on a proposed new strategy for Washington to center on giving four “anchor” African countries preference in economic and military support: Africa, with 60% of the arable land on the planet, 30% of the mineral reserves and a population approaching 1.5 billion, is an increasingly vital region for global security. Unfortunately, the US has not been […]
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.