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African Ports See Higher Refueling Demand as Vessels Round Cap

Via Bloomberg, a report on how African ports are benefiting from security threats in the Red Sea: Walvis Bay and Port Louis are good refueling options: Maersk Security threats in Red Sea are forcing ships to round Africa African ports from Namibia to Mauritius are becoming more popular as refueling stops for vessels shunning security […]

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Saudi Arabia Targets Investment In East African Critical Minerals

Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on how East Africa may be in pole position to secure part of the $15bn earmarked by Saudi Arabia for critical minerals mining: Saudi Arabia is aiming to invest in mapping, exploration and production of critical minerals in East Africa, Alawi Swabury, CEO of the Africa Battery Initiative […]

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Hungary and Mexico: Keys To BYD’s Global Dominance

Via CNN, an article on how Hungary and Mexico could help BYD crack the global market: More than 5,000 electric vehicles were loaded onto a giant shipping carrier in China this week and sent to ports in Europe. The cars come from BYD, the Chinese carmaker that is backed by Warren Buffett and has surpassed Tesla as […]

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Indian Tycoon Adani Bets Big on Vast Solar and Wind Plant

Via The Frontier Post, a report on Indian tycoon Adani’s big bet on a vast solar and wind plant: Deep in the desert along the border with Pakistan, India’s most controversial billionaire is building the world’s largest renewable energy park as he races to future-proof his coal-linked fortune. Gautam Adani’s ports-to-airports, media and energy empire […]

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China’s BYD to Build Electric Vehicle Plant in Indonesia

Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on BYD’s plans to invest $1.3bn in its sixth overseas factory as it aims to expand global footprint: BYD is to invest $1.3bn in an electric vehicle factory in Indonesia, after the Chinese carmaker unveiled three new battery models for sale with the aim of becoming Indonesia’s biggest […]

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Lagos: Making The Case For Nigeria

Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on how the former capital city of Nigeria, under the mentorship of then Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, fought back against its financial exclusion to become a thriving hub of tax-paying citizens and businesses, attracting global investors. Can it be the bedrock of Tinubu’s national project? Lagos eats […]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.