What Africa Can Learn From China’s Rise
June 13th, 2024 Via Foreign Policy, commentary on what Africa can learn from China and the importance of human capital: Since the big wave of independence from European rule swept Africa in 1960, no country on the [...]
The Challenge with Chinese Investment in Ethiopia’s Industrialization Push
June 13th, 2024 Via Semafor, a report on Chinese investment into Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s state-backed bid to drive industrialization and transform its economy over the last couple of decades has had plenty of support [...]
China and Russia Are Beating the US in Africa
June 13th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, commentary on a proposed new strategy for Washington to center on giving four “anchor” African countries preference in economic and military support: Africa, with 60% of [...]
Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Leaves Malaysia With a ‘Ghost’ Island
June 13th, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a look at China’s Forest City project in Johor which remains in limbo as Beijing prepares for key meeting: Tanjung Piai is a cape at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, the [...]
How Myanmar’s Wood Funds Its Brutal Military
June 13th, 2024 Via Foreign Policy, a look at how conflict timber flows to India and China: Myanmar is the most violent place in the world, ranking just above Syria and Palestine, according to data from the Armed [...]
Litio 2040: Sustainably Developing Mexico’s Lithium from Ground to Grid
June 11th, 2024 Via the Council on Strategic Risks, a new report on Mexico’s lithium sector: Executive Summary In recent years, Mexico’s outgoing President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), has sought to [...]

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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.