Starlink Coming to Somalia, But Regional Tensions Lurk
April 24th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, commentary on Starlink’s entry in to the Somali market: The Somali government’s recent approval of a licence for US-based Starlink to operate in Somalia represents a milestone, as one of the few foreign companies set to begin operations in the country, but what does this mean for current geopolitical tensions? Elon […]
Read more »Trump’s Tariffs Risk Pushing Cambodia Further into China’s Embrace
April 24th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on a massive canal highlights Beijing’s deep investment in Cambodia just as the US is pulling back, leaving the Southeast Asian nation with less room to balance ties: Along the Mekong River just outside Phnom Penh, Men Moeun and his neighbors live on land set aside for a massive China-backed infrastructure […]
Read more »Rare Earths And Global Rivalries: Burundi And The Reconfiguration Of Strategic Supply Chains
April 21st, 2025
Via Eurasia Review, an article on Burundi’s role in the global rare earth race: On March 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump argued before Congress in favor of reducing the budget for USAID, the agency responsible for international development assistance. Illustrating his point, Trump singled out Lesotho, criticizing an $8 million allocation to a nation […]
Read more »Erik Prince Returns To DRC Amid U.S. Mineral Security Push
April 21st, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a report on Erik Prince’s planned return to the DRC: The controversial founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince, has struck a fresh deal with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help the country secure and monetise its vast mineral reserves. Here’s a timeline of his actions in the […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Plans To Pay Off Syria’s World Bank Debts
April 19th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report that Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s World Bank debts: Saudi Arabia’s payment may unlock grants for Syria’s reconstruction Gulf Arab support for Syria may be materializing US sanctions complicate Syria’s financial recovery efforts Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debts to the World Bank, three people familiar with […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Mineral Diplomacy and Importance in the Context of Pakistan-US Ties
April 19th, 2025
Via The Geopolitics, commentary on the Pakistan’s mineral diplomacy: The Pakistan Minerals Forum was held in Islamabad on April 8–9, 2025. Representatives from several countries, including the US and China, attended this forum Eric Meyer, senior official at the State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, at a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz […]
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.