The World’s Least Liveable Cities are Starting to Improve
August 1st, 2023
Via The Economist, a report on how cities in the Middle East and Africa currently remain at the bottom of EIU’s liveability index, but their scores are going up: Egypt’s government worries that its citizens may get trapped in their lifts. Frequent power outages in Cairo, the capital, during the sweltering summer months mean that […]
Read more »Africa’s Lithium Reserves: China’s Dominance and Western Sustainable Partnerships
July 13th, 2023
Courtesy of Inconcreto, a report on Africa’s lithium wealth: The African continent is gaining significant attention as a global hotspot for valuable mineral resources. As the global energy transition gains priority among countries worldwide, the demand for lithium is rising as it has become a critical component needed for battery material production in the rapidly […]
Read more »Zimbabwe: Expanding Its Lithium Industry with China’s Support
July 12th, 2023
Via Inconcreto, a report on Zimbabwe’s expanding lithium industry: Located in the southern part of Africa, Zimbabwe is a former colony of the British Empire that gained fully independence in 1980. It is a relatively small state within the African continent, with an overall population of approximately 14 million people. Zimbabwe is recognized as the […]
Read more »Iran’s Quest For Economic Foothold In Africa
July 12th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a look at Iran’s efforts to sign agreements in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe, looking also on the horizon to engage in a tight race with such foreign investors as China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi embarks today at the helm of a large delegation to three […]
Read more »Chinese Mining Company Opens Giant Lithium Processing Plant in Zimbabwe
July 6th, 2023
Via AP News, a report on a new Chinese-funded lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe: A Chinese mining company formally opened a $300 million lithium processing plant Wednesday in Zimbabwe, which has one of the world’s largest reserves of the metal as demand surges globally because of its use in electric car batteries. Zimbabwe has the […]
Read more »Cassava Technologies, Africa’s First ‘Big Tech’?
June 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at Cassava Technologies, a firm that many consider to be Africa’s first “big tech”: For 20 years, Strive Masiyiwa has been building a digital empire beyond the view of traditional American and Chinese giants. Now, the pioneer’s next mission is to monetise the billions of data points captured […]
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.