Climate Change Is Stunting Africa’s Economic Growth
September 21st, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at the projected impact of climate change on Africa: Some countries are spending 9% of their GDP fighting extremes Adaptation will cost $30 billion to $50 billion yearly Climate change is causing weather extremes that have been costly for African economies, according to a report. Countries on the continent are losing […]
Read more »Zambia’s Plans For New Critical Minerals State Company Leave More Questions Than Answers
September 19th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Zambia’s plans for a new critical minerals state company: Experts fear Zambia and Tanzania may scare off foreign investors by increasing state influence over critical minerals. Plans by Zambia to set up a new state-run company to control part of the country’s critical minerals production are raising concern among industry […]
Read more »Lobito Corridor: Illustrates Lack of American Imagination in Africa
September 15th, 2024
Via the Pan African Review, critical commentary on the Lobito Corridor: “This is a project that will showcase the American model of development.” These were the words of US ambassador to Angola, Tulinabo Mushingi, when he spoke to the Financial Times on the subject of a new $10bn US-funded rail investment in the country. At a time […]
Read more »Zambia: Back In Business
September 15th, 2024
Via African Business, commentary that – with US$40 billion in investment committed last year – Zambia is back in business: Three years ago this month, thousands of Zambians flocked into Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium to celebrate the inauguration of President Hakainde Hichilema, whose landslide election victory had been built on the promise of growing the […]
Read more »China Signs Deal to Revamp Mao-Era Southern African Railway
September 5th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on China’s agreement to revamp a railway linking Zambia with Tanzania: Line links copper-rich Zambia with Tanzania’s main ocean port China’s move follows US support for rail link going to Angola China signed an agreement Wednesday to revamp a railway that will help landlocked Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, export the […]
Read more »How The Race For Green Energy Is Shaping Relations Between China and Africa
September 3rd, 2024
Via The Conversation, a report on how China’s interests in Africa are being shaped by the race for renewable energy: The global climate crisis has created a push for renewable energy technology – like solar or wind power – which would lessen reliance on polluting energy sources. China saw some years ago it had a […]
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.