Eight Reasons Why Africa Is Primed for Impact Investing
October 17th, 2022
Via CFA Institute, a look at several reasons why Investors looking to make a difference and make a profit should consider the fastest-growing continent for technology adoption, natural resource opportunities, and human capital: Africa. The second largest continent by land and population, Africa has abundant untapped natural resources, vast potential for sustainable agriculture, transformative free […]
Read more »The Appetite For African Data Centers
October 6th, 2022
Via Forbes, a report on the growing appetite for African data centers: Insufficient infrastructure investment has always stymied development in Africa. Most of the continent has historically lagged the rest of the world in coverage of key infrastructure classes, including energy, transport, water, healthcare and telecoms. Closing this gap is crucial for the economic growth […]
Read more »Fintech In Africa: The End Of The Beginning
October 1st, 2022
Via McKinsey, a look at how Africa’s fintech industry is coming of age in the face of political and economic challenges: Between 2020 and 2021, the number of tech start-ups in Africa tripled to around 5,200 companies. Just under half of these are fintechs, which are making it their business to disrupt and augment traditional financial services.1 McKinsey […]
Read more »Investors Ready For Big Bounce May Find It In Africa
September 28th, 2022
Via The National News, commentary on Africa’s opportunity to accelerate its growth: The Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu once said: “There comes a time when we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream to find out why they are falling in.” Africa is now heeding that advice. […]
Read more »Russia’s Inroads Into Africa
September 5th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary on Russia’s inroads into Africa: That China has made huge diplomatic, commercial and strategic inroads in Africa is news to no one. That Russia has done so barely without spending a rouble is less known. Yet over the past decade, and at an accelerating pace, Moscow has built a […]
Read more »United States’ New Africa Policy
September 4th, 2022
Via the Foreign Policy Research Institute, commentary on the Biden Administration’s new Africa policy: Imagine you’ve just been confirmed to be the US ambassador to a small country in Africa. However, before departing to take up your assignment, you learn that the administration doesn’t yet have an official policy for that country. Troubling, no? For […]
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.