Archive for the ‘Somaliland’ Category

The Somali Gold Rush Endangering Frankincense and Myrrh
January 5th, 2023

Via BBC, a report on how a modern-day gold rush in Somaliland is putting the ancient perfume trade in frankincense and myrrh at risk: “The gold, frankincense and myrrh brought by the three wise men to baby Jesus definitely came from here,” said the old man sitting in the dust under a tree. I met Aden […]

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Somalia: Port of Berbera – Dubai Invests in Horn of Africa Shipping
December 27th, 2022

Via AllAfrica, a look at how Dubai-based DP World is expanding its operations in Somaliland as part of a plan to turn the breakaway region into a major trade hub: The two new cranes towering over a huge cargo ship are tall enough to reach even the highest of the containers that are stacked up five […]

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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.

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