Rising Prices and Political Instability in Lebanon, Iran and Sudan
July 12th, 2021
Via Politics Today, a look at how Lebanon, Iran and Sudan are all suffering from a lack of energy sources, but these are merely underlying causes of a larger issue: their real struggle will be in overcoming rampant inflation: Political instability has arisen around the world, driven by rising costs, food insecurity, and current effects of […]
Read more »Sudan Reels From Tough Reforms
June 22nd, 2021
Via African Business, a report on how – after decades of sanctions and isolation – Sudan is pressing ahead with painful reforms: Thick plumes of smoke ?ose from blockades of burning tyres in the streets of Khartoum this week as protests flared following a government decision to remove subsidies on petrol and diesel. The move, […]
Read more »Did Egypt Make Oil Bloc Concessions In Halayeb and Shalateen To Satisfy Sudan?
April 26th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on a recent annoucement by Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Oil regarding an update of the map of the oil blocs in Sudan to be put up for international oil and gas investment, which includes blocs in the disputed area of Halayeb and Shalateen with Egypt: The head of Sudan’s […]
Read more »Egypt, Sudan Move Forward With Railway Network
March 25th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt and Sudan’s preparations to construct a railway network to boost trade on the African market: Egypt has taken serious steps to construct a cross-border railway linking it to Sudan to transport goods and passengers in the latest sign of stronger cooperation between the two downstream Nile states. On March 11, Aswan Governor […]
Read more »Sudan Wants To ‘Turn the Desert Green’ In Agricultural Modernization Push
January 28th, 2021
Via The Financial Times, an article on Sudan’s plan to ‘turn the desert green’ in agricultural modernization push: It has the feel of the fertile Argentine pampas: fresh green pastures, harvesting machines baling alfalfa, the smell of wet, cut grasses. But this massive agricultural oasis lies in the Nubian Desert in northeastern Sudan on the right bank […]
Read more »Sudan’s Suitors and Economic Challenges
October 9th, 2019
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Sudan’s economic challenges and interested suitors: Western states will successfully leverage their support for Sudan’s transitional government amid the country’s economic challenges to establish geopolitical influence there. Anticipated Western financial support will bolster the civilian government’s position against that of the military, which has closer ties with […]
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.