The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa
November 17th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the Lobito Corridor: Washington’s answer to Belt and Road in Africa: Launched a decade ago, China’s Road and Belt Initiative is a colossal infrastructure and economic development project spanning across Asia, Europe, and Africa. To date, 52 African governments signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with China regarding the BRI […]
Read more »A Tale of 3 Nations: Debt Restructuring in Ghana, Zambia, and Sri Lanka
November 6th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at what Ghana, Zambia, and Sri Lanka can tell us about the global debt problem – and China’s role in both debt distress and debt relief: The issue of global debt distress is a matter of great concern, not just for the affected developing nations but also for developed countries […]
Read more »U.S., EU To Support African Railway Development To Counter China
October 11th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on U.S., EU to support African railway development in the mineral-rich corridor in Angola, DRC, Zambia as China’s Belt and Road slows: The United States and the European Union will offer assistance on the construction of an international railway in Africa to bring resources from mining areas to a […]
Read more »A New $850 Million Route to Speed Up Congo’s Copper Exports
October 5th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on a new $850 million, 184 km road connecting Zambia and DRC to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania: Company plans new highway cutting through Zambia to Tanzania Project could ease burden on strained existing infrastructure An $850 million road project connecting copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic […]
Read more »China and Zambia: A New Chapter Beyond Debt?
September 23rd, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on how the Zambian president’s recent visit to China moved the relationship beyond debt and reset to a focus on growth: Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has just returned home from almost a week in China, during September 10-16. Prior to the visit, journalists speculated that debt resolution must be the main […]
Read more »Japan Builds Supply Chain for EV Battery Minerals in Africa
August 3rd, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, a report that Zambia, DR Congo, and Namibia are in advanced negotiations with the Japanese government to expand exploration and develop supply chains for rare minerals, including cobalt, copper, zinc, nickel, and lithium available in the three countries. Japan is moving to counter Chinese influence in the continent’s mining industry and diversify […]
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.