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 »China’s Overseas Investment in Metals and Mining Set To Hit Record
August 1st, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how China’s overseas investment in metals and mining is set to hit a record Beijing as intensifies efforts to lock up access to renewable energy supply chain: China’s metals and mining investments overseas are on track to hit a record this year, new data shows, as the […]
Read more »China, Pakistan Celebrate CPEC’s 10-Year Anniversary
July 31st, 2023
Via Tasnim News, a report on CPEC’s 10-year anniversary: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng was due in the Pakistan capital on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of a mega economic plan that is the cornerstone of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. Since its initiation in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has seen tens […]
Read more »Eritrea: Africa’s North Korea?
July 26th, 2023
Via African Arguments, a look at Eritrea, Beijing’s oldest friend in the Horn of Africa: In the middle of May, Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki visited China. He was warmly received. The visit coincided with the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Chinese media indicate President Isaias has visited China a few times, […]
Read more »Should EU Aim For Its Own ‘Belt and Road’?
July 26th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on whether the EU should aim for its own Belt and Road, given its need for more and closer allies on issues like supply chains, tech rules and climate change: On paper, the EU should be an attractive partner for many low- and middle-income countries across the globe. It […]
Read more »China Envoy Calls Kenya Economic Ties a ‘Win-Win’
July 26th, 2023
Via the East African, a report on China’s economic partnership with Kenya: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi during a visit to Kenya on Saturday praised the two countries’ economic partnership as a “win-win”, according to a statement from the Chinese authorities. Kenya and China have “become good friends with mutual trust in politics and good […]
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.