The Power of Names: Turkey’s Shift From Central Asia to Turkestan
Via The Diplomat, a report on Ankara’s efforts to strengthen its bid for influence in the region by stressing historical and cultural ties: Turkey has decided to replace the term “Central [...]
‘China Is Not Cuba’s Sugar Daddy’
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Havana’s economic collapse is hampering relations with Beijing: It is the only communist nation in the Americas, was the first in the western hemisphere [...]
Turkiye Secures Major Stake In Somalia’s Hobyo Port
Via The Africa Report, a look at Turkiye’s involvement in Somalia’s Hobyo Port: The port development deal will create a trade corridor between Somalia and Ethiopia and boost Turkiye’s [...]
China’s Ports Edge
Via The Wire,  a look at how Chinese ports continue to outperform their American counterparts: For three days last week, dockworkers no longer dotted the terminals at ports across the U.S.’s [...]
Liberia Signs Deal With Elon Musk’s Starlink
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on Liberia’s agreement with Starlink: Liberia has signed a one-year licensing agreement with tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet [...]
China’s Zijin and Australia’s AVZ Grapple Over DRC’s Lithium
Via The Africa Report, a report on the tussle between China’s Zijin and Australia’s AVZ over the DRC’s lithium: Home to one of the largest untapped lithium deposits in the world, the Manono [...]

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Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

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.