Can An Egypt-Led Alliance Block Ethiopia’s Efforts To Secure Sea Access?
Via the Addis Standard, commentary on the potential for an Egypt-led alliance stand in Ethiopia’s way of securing access to the sea: For scholars in the field of political science and [...]
The Big Numbers India Needs to Hit 2047 Economic Target
Via The Diplomat, a report on the ambitious economic goals Indian President Modi has set out and the narrow window of opportunity for India to get rich before getting old: When India’s prime [...]
Scramble for Critical Minerals Spurs an African Rail Revival
Courtesy of Bloomberg, another look at the critical mineral-enabled interest in African rail lines: Central African copperbelt forms heart of the logistics plans Years of neglect caused a $10 billion [...]
Afghanistan Announces Mining Deals Worth Over $1 Billion with Uzbekistan
Via Ariana News, a report on recent agreements between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has signed five mining agreements with Uzbekistan worth $1.15 billion. [...]
Hezbollah’s Shadow Bank and Lebanon’s Disaster Capitalism
Courtesy of Adam Tooze, commentary on Lebanon’s economic crisis: As the world weighs the horrifying scenario of a “big war” in the Middle East and the likely impact on the world economy, [...]
Africa’s Copperbelt and the Atlantic
Via Geopolitical Futures, a quick summary of the Lobito Corridor, whose success depends on financing: The Lobito Corridor is a planned 1,850-km (1,150-mile) railway connecting the Democratic Republic [...]

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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.