China Steers Course for African Ports In Renewed Diplomatic Push
Via China Strategy, a report on China’s interest in African ports via a renewed diplomatic push” On March 23, the ships arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a five-day stopover before [...]
How Abu Dhabi Is Building The World’s First Esports Island Into Its Future
Via Forbes, a report on Abu Dhabi’s efforts to build the world’s first esports island: In Abu Dhabi, two modern high-rises bookend a cluster of multi-story, low-lying buildings. At the [...]
Foreign Investment Undermined by Corruption Risks In Iraqi Kurdistan
Via Diplomatic Courier, an article on Iraqi Kurdistan which was once seen as a beacon of promise in the troubled country, but things have changed in recent years. Corruption and a disregard for rule [...]
Namibia’s Gas Development to Alleviate SADC Power Woes
Via Energy, Capital & Power, an article on Namibia’s gas goals: Poised to start production in 2026,  the Kudu Conventional Gas Development in Namibia’s Orange Basin could transform the [...]
$1.7 Billion Cambodian Canal Project Draws Increasing Scrutiny
Via The Diplomat, a report on the China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns: The governments [...]
A Crumbling Metro Reveals Failed Promise of China’s Billions in Africa
Via Bloomberg, a look at how the $475 million light-rail system serving Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa shows how some China-funded infrastructure investments across the continent are now suffering from [...]

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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.