In War-Torn Sudan, a Gold Mining Boom Takes a Human Toll
March 28th, 2025
Via Yale e360, a look at how – as civil war rages in Sudan – a surge in gold production is helping finance and arm the warring factions: Amid Sudan’s brutal civil war, where famine threatens millions of displaced people, many have turned to small-scale gold mining, risking their lives by using toxic chemicals to […]
Read more »Sudan Agrees To Deal For Russian Naval Base
February 15th, 2025
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on an agreement for a Russian naval base in Sudan: Sudan on Wednesday said it had agreed a deal for Russia to establish a naval base on the war-torn country’s Red Sea coast, marking a rare success for Moscow’s drive to expand its network of military bases in […]
Read more »Energy, Mining, Telecoms: Gulf Nations Pour Billions Into Africa
January 24th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, a look at the Gulf’s continued strong investment interest in Africa: Gulf countries invested over $100bn in Africa between 2012 and 2022, leveraging the continent’s opportunities to diversify their oil-dependent economies. Nearly half of those investments came from the UAE. Here is a breakdown in infographics. Agriculture, renewable energy, healthcare and […]
Read more »Who Is Profiting From The Sudan War?
December 22nd, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at who is profiting from the Sudan war: Hemeti and his Rapid Support Forces (RSF) officers dream of carving out their own state – which neighbour will help them do it? Sudan’s geopolitical location has encouraged the involvement of countries in the conflict, and a combination of Sahelian and […]
Read more »As Civil War Rages, Sudan’s Government Cancels $6B UAE Port Project
November 5th, 2024
Via The Maritime Executive, a report that Sudan has cancelled the UAE’s planned $6B port investment: The military government of Sudan has canceled a $6 billion port deal with the United Arab Emirates over the UAE’s alleged weapons transfers to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese militia that launched a brutal civil war in April 2023. An […]
Read more »Gold-Rich Sudan Talks Mining With Russia as War Alliances Shift
September 20th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on Sudan: North African nation has been mired in conflict for 17 months US President Joe Biden has called for an end to the fighting Gold-rich Sudan discussed boosting cooperation in the mining sector with Russia, as Moscow strengthens ties with the North African nation’s military-led government amid a 17-month civil […]
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.