Ethiopia, South Sudan Agree To Build Alternate Oil Pipeline Route
July 15th, 2024 Via the Sudan Tribune, a report on a new agreement between Ethiopia and South Sudan on an alternative oil pipeline route: South Sudan and neigbouring Ethiopia have agreed to enhance border security [...]
From Backwater to Beacon: Kazakhstan’s Identity as a Middle Power
July 15th, 2024 Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the shift in Kazakhstan’s identity on the global arena: On March 23, 2024, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Singapore, marking the first official [...]
Can Russia Help Cash-Strapped Pakistan?
July 15th, 2024 Via The Diplomat, a look at how Russia and Pakistan expand cooperation: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s recent summit in Astana on July 3-4, [...]
Indonesia’s EV Drive Faces Geopolitical Headwinds
July 13th, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how Jakarta is betting big on producing electric vehicles, but so are much larger powers: Indonesia is determined to capitalize on the green industries of tomorrow, but [...]
Mixed Martial Arts’ PFL Set To Host First African Competition Next Year
July 13th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on the Professional Fighters League plans to host its first African competition next year: The Professional Fighters League will hold its first African competition next year, [...]
Too Hot To Handle: How Orano is Fighting to Keep Its Last Uranium Mine in Niger
July 11th, 2024 Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on how Orano is fighting to keep its last uranium mine in Niger: The French nuclear group, having just lost its operating permit for the Imouraren project, [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
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.