Mapped: Africa’s Population Density Patterns
February 7th, 2024 Via Visual Capitalist, an interesting graphical look at Africa’s population density patterns: Africa, the world’s second largest continent, spans over 30 million km2, home to the not only [...]
Shipping, Ports, and China’s New Maritime Empire
February 7th, 2024 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at the shipping capabilities and port infrastructure that comprises China’s new maritime empire: The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter [...]
Zambia to Start Trading Its Own Copper, Competing With Glencore
February 7th, 2024 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report that Zambia plans to start trading its own copper: Country says trading the metal will boost pricing transparency Government could receive copper instead of mining [...]
With the US Looking Elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China Quietly Cement a Regional Alliance 
February 6th, 2024 Via The Hill, a report on the growing partnership between Uzbekistan and China: While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, [...]
Dangote Announces $1B Phosphate Investment In Senegal
February 6th, 2024 Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on Dangote’s billion-dollar investment in phosphate in Senegal – a project once envisaged in Togo: While Senegal encounters turbulence over its [...]
MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon of Latin America’
February 6th, 2024 Courtesy of Fortune, an article on MercadoLibre, Latin America’s tech titan that was inspired by eBay and later launched a lucrative payments business akin to PayPal. It’s now worth roughly the [...]

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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.