The Man Who Wants To Build Morocco’s First Armored Vehicle
June 25th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on an Moroccan entrepreneur, Youssef Mandour, chairman and founder of the FAR Group: Youssef Mandour, a Casablanca-born US Army veteran, is the chairman and founder of the international holding FAR Group, based in the US. He wants to produce the first 100% Moroccan armoured vehicle. Until a few […]
Read more »Africa Seeks New Ideas on How to Fill an Infrastructure Gap
June 15th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a look at Africa’s infrastructure challenges and opportunities: Africa will need some innovative thinking to fill a yawning infrastructure gap. That’s the message from delegates at this week’s inaugural Africa edition of the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway conference. By some estimates, the continent requires as much as $170 billion a year to build […]
Read more »Morocco, GOTION High-Tech Sign $6.4B Battery Production Deal
June 10th, 2023
Via Utilities Middle East, a report on Morocco and China’s GOTION High-Tech $6.4 billion battery production deal which also includes the construction of a “Giga Factory” in Rabat, with an annual production capacity of 100 gigawatt-hours: Morocco has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GOTION High-Tech, a Chinese-European group specialising in electric mobility, to […]
Read more »DRC, Morocco, Kenya… Africa’s Energy Independence, Myth or Reality?
June 9th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the potential for African energy independence: Despite abundant resources, Africa still lacks electricity. An increased focus on renewable energy could remedy this paradoxical situation. According to a World Bank estimate, DRC’s resources are ranked third worldwide in the hydroelectric sector, trailing only China and Russia. “With approximately […]
Read more »In Morocco, KFC Confirms Its Appetite For Africa
May 27th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on KFC’s growing presence in Morocco: With 10 new stores announced for 2023, American fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken is on schedule for its expansion efforts throughout Morocco. With a goal of 10 openings and 35 points of sale by the end of the year, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), […]
Read more »Massive Morocco-UK Cable Gains Financial Boost From Middle East
April 21st, 2023
Via Energy Live News, a report on a massive infrastructure project designed to bring solar power from Morocco to the UK: Xlinks, a UK-based startup that plans to build what is described as the world’s longest undersea cable to address the future energy requirements of the UK is allegedly close to concluding a funding round […]
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.