Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline: What it Means for West Africa
February 5th, 2024
Courtesy of Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline and what it means for nations such as Nigeria, Algeria, and Niger: The aim of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline – set to run from Nigeria’s resource-rich fields in the Warri region through Niger and to the town of Hassi R’Mel in Algeria […]
Read more »Fastest Growing Countries for Software Development: Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan
February 5th, 2024
Via Rest of World, a look at new data showing a rising tide of coders in Bangladesh and Nigeria: GitHub has released new data tracking developer accounts by country. Year over year, the data shows Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan had the fastest-growing developer population. For developers around the world, a busy GitHub profile is one […]
Read more »Namibia’s Progressive Leap Towards a Green Hydrogen Economy
February 5th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on Namibia’s green hydrogen ambitions: In the past 12 months, Namibia has seen several updates to its leading hydrogen projects, as well as launched new developments. Last November, the Namibia Green Hydrogen Institute partnered with Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing to pilot a green hydrogen […]
Read more »Kazakhstan: Crossroads of Eurasia
February 4th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at Kazakhstan’s growing importance as a key hub for east-west commerce: In light of the geopolitical shifts caused by Russia’s pivot to the east, alongside China’s push to forge overland trade paths to Europe and the quest for alternatives to Russian routes, Kazakhstan’s role as a transit hub is growing […]
Read more »Bill Gates-Backed Mining Company Discovers Vast Zambian Copper Deposit
February 4th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on KoBold Metals’ Zambian copper discovery, which comes as US steps up African metals push to rival China’s dominance: A mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos says it has discovered a vast copper deposit in Zambia, offering a potential boost to the west’s efforts to cut […]
Read more »Kinshasa Reviews Mining Deal With Chinese Firms To Seal Loopholes
February 4th, 2024
Via The East African, a report that the DRC is reviewing a controversial mining deal signed with China: The Congolese government says it has rectified a controversial mining deal it had signed with China, potentially upending what had looked like a source of bad relations between Kinshasa to Beijing. The new deal, officials said this […]
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.