What South African Rooibos Tea Can Tell Us About Africa-China Trade Flows
February 25th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on how the example of South Africa’s famous tea variety speaks to unfinished business in expanding African exports to China: Last month, China’s General Administration of Customs released its customs data for 2023. The data showed that China’s total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 percent in 2023, reaching $282.1 billion, but Africa’s […]
Read more »DRC, South Africa, Botswana… Who Has the Greatest Potential in Critical Minerals?
January 19th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at who has the greatest potential in critical minerals in Africa: Rich in minerals and strategically located, in theory the African continent has what it takes to play a key role in the ongoing energy transition, but the reality is more complex. We take a closer look in this […]
Read more »South Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Renewable Energy Leader
January 17th, 2024
Via Semafor, an interesting look at sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation prospects, illuminating South Africa’s commanding lead: South Africa will produce nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy generation capacity over the next half decade, the International Energy Agency estimates. Most of the 64 gigawatts of renewables in the region are expected to come from […]
Read more »Coca-Cola in Africa: A Long History Full of Unexpected Twists and Turns
January 7th, 2024
Via The Conversation, a brief review of a new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent, a tale of marketing gumption and high politics: What do you hope readers will take away? There are three main takeaways. The first is that while […]
Read more »5 Attractive Investment Destinations in Africa in 2024
January 3rd, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a look at 5 attractive investment destinations in Africa in 2024: On the back of growing global demand and with a largely untapped resource portfolio, Africa is on the cusp of transforming its energy sector. Foreign investors are eager to capitalize on diversified supply chains while efforts by African governments […]
Read more »Crumbling South African Rail Prompts Botswana to Forge New Route
December 19th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a look at a proposed new rail route from Botswana through Namibia: South African logistics firm is struggling to transport goods Botswana gets unsolicited bids to forge rail through Namibia Botswana has received unsolicited bids from investors to build a rail line to a Namibian port that will help avoid South Africa and […]
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.