The Rising Sino-Qatari Gas Collaboration
July 4th, 2023
Via Amwaj Media, a look at the rising Sino-Qatari gas collaboration: As the importance of China’s role in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector grows, the energy dimensions to Sino-Qatari relations have significantly deepened. The shift is taking place in a context featuring rising tensions in China’s relationships with two top competitors of Qatar […]
Read more »Crippling Fuel Crisis Turns Cuba Towards Old Friend Russia
July 4th, 2023
Via BBC, an article on Cuba’s acute fuel shortages which – on top of years of food insecurity, inflation and electricity blackouts – is pushing Cuba closer to Russia: Cuban taxi driver Jorge Lloro is reminded of his nation’s historic ties to Russia every time he gets behind the wheel of his navy blue, Soviet-era […]
Read more »WhatsApp Voice Notes Are Revolutionizing Farming In Senegal
July 4th, 2023
Courtesy Rest of World, a look at how WhatsApp voice notes are revolutionizing farming in Senegal: > In Senegal, a country with low levels of literacy, WhatsApp voice notes allow farmers and researchers to share information and collaborate. > Farmers, researchers, and NGOs use WhatsApp as their primary source of communication, using it to spread […]
Read more »African Countries Are in a Race to Recover the Chinese Tourist Market
July 4th, 2023
Courtesy of Semafor, a look at how various African nations are targeting Chinese visitors to reinvigorate their tourism markets: Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa are leading a charge by African countries to reinvigorate their post-pandemic tourism markets by targeting the Chinese travel market. The three countries, along with Egypt, were among the first popular destinations […]
Read more »The Scramble for African Aviation
July 4th, 2023
Via The Business Year, an interesting look at the scramble for African aviation, a race that often seems to be between Emirates and Turkish Airlines: How did Turkish Airlines become the major player in African aviation in under 20 years? Turkish Airlines is currently operating some 40 routes between Istanbul and destinations across Africa, with […]
Read more »Ethiopia Launches Tender for New Telecoms Licence
July 3rd, 2023
Courtesy of Reuters, a report on Ethiopia’s recent announcement to launch a new tender for a telecommunications license: Ethiopia has launched a tender for a second new telecommunications license, its communications authority said on Friday, opening up one of Africa’s largest markets to further competition. Ethiopia’s telecoms industry is considered a big prize in Prime […]
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.