Inside the U.S. DFC, Trump’s answer to China’s Belt and Road
February 14th, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – established in his first term and supercharged in his second – the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is rewriting the rules of engagement in Africa – explicitly placing American security above humanitarian goals: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), work is underway on the Lobito rail […]
Read more »Which African Countries Are Tomorrow’s Mining Leaders?
February 3rd, 2026
Via The Africa Report, an article on the second edition of itse exclusive 25 Top Mining Destinations ranking in which Southern Africa and Morocco dominate the top positions, while West and Central Africa are waiting in the wings: For the second year running, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Morocco are the clear-cut top four leading our ranking of […]
Read more »Bring On The Boats: Nautical Development of Africa
January 12th, 2026
Via The Economist, an article on how – with more ships plying its rivers and lakes – Africa could be much richer: Back in April 2024 a 188-seat passenger ferry arrived at the port of Djibouti, where it was put on a trailer and dragged across a desert. After manoeuvring through dozens of crowded towns, squeezing […]
Read more »Africa Needs 1 Billion Jobs by the End of the Century. Where Will It Find Them?
November 14th, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report on Africa’s population growth: Mapi Gloricien lies in his mother’s arms in a hospital in Kinshasa, among the fastest-growing cities on Earth. Just days old, he’s one of an estimated 4.5 million children expected to be born in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year — a generation that should power economic growth […]
Read more »How the U.S. Overtook China as Africa’s Biggest Foreign Investor
November 10th, 2025
Via BBC, a look at how the US overtook China as Africa’s biggest foreign investor: You probably don’t give much thought to the device that you’re reading this article on, as long as it looks good and keeps working. But the elements that power and run it are the subject of an escalating struggle between […]
Read more »Africa Eyes Critical Minerals Boom, But Can It Turn Resources into Real Wealth?
November 5th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how – as the global race for critical minerals intensifies – African countries are positioning themselves to move beyond exporting raw materials and instead build domestic industries around refining and manufacturing: As the global race for critical minerals intensifies, African countries are positioning themselves to move beyond exporting raw […]
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.