From Cape Coast To Ibadan, Africa’s Future Is In Its Second Cities
November 28th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the potential of Africa’s secondary cities: Frequently neglected by authorities, the continent’s second cities will nevertheless absorb a large part of its demographic transition. More agile than metropolises, they are changing the face of Africa. The secondary city is defined above all by what it is not: […]
Read more »2Africa: Subsea Internet Cable Racing To Go Live This Year
November 4th, 2023
2Africa, the subsea internet cable project backed by a consortium led by Meta, is racing to go live this year as planned. Since making its first landing in Genoa, Italy in April 2022, the 45,000km cable has completed landings in Angola, Egypt and Kenya. But only in 11 out of 32 countries of the project’s span across […]
Read more »Nigeria’s New Blue Economy Ministry – Moving Focus Away From Oil
October 3rd, 2023
Via The Conversation, an article on Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry: Why has Nigeria established a new ministry for the blue economy? The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources for economic growth. It integrates environmental, social, economic and institutional objectives into the use of marine resources. It includes a wide range of sectors and resources related […]
Read more »West African Highway Construction Still Fraught with Interstate Obstacles and Financing Challenges
October 2nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the status of the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’: After successfully launching the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’ back in 2017, the five West African States – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria – are still reviewing mechanisms for its implementation. Series […]
Read more »A Worrisome Track Record: Lagos Nervous About A Chinese-Built Metro System
September 20th, 2023
Via Semafor, a report on Lagos new train service and hopes it can avoid the trend of poor maintenance that has impacted other Chinese-funded mass transit projects in Africa: A new Lagos train service will need to buck the trend of poor maintenance that has blighted other Chinese-funded mass transit projects in Africa in order […]
Read more »Nollywood
August 28th, 2023
Via Semafor, a look at Nollywood’s evolution and growth: Nollywood, the movie production and distribution system that started out in Nigeria in the 1990s, used to be known for its physical formats — VHS tapes, then video CDs — which fans bought at local street markets and shared with friends and family. But over the last […]
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.