Ankara Declaration: A Positive Development Imbued with Regional Risks
Via African Arguments, a look at the Ankara Declaration and what it may mean for Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Somalialand: Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to de-escalate yearlong tensions in [...]
Beijing-Backed Lending Boosts China’s Dominance In Clean Energy Minerals
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Chinese entities that loaned billions to create mining and processing supply chains: China has built up control of critical minerals across the developing [...]
Afghanistan’s Untapped Mineral Wealth: Lost Opportunity or Path To Stability?
Via Amu.tv, commentary on Afghanistan’s mineral potential: Under the Taliban’s current regime, Afghanistan faces an unprecedented erosion of civil freedoms, especially for women. Deprived of [...]
Libya Calls On Chinese Companies To Invest in Industrial Zones
Via The Libya Observer, an article on Libya’s efforts to secure Chinese investment: The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Ahmed Abuhisa, has extended an invitation to Chinese companies to [...]
Which African Countries Are The Mining Leaders of Tomorrow
Via The Africa Report, a look at which African countries are the mining leaders of tomorrow? As the race for the minerals powering the energy transition intensifies and the price of gold rises, our [...]
Egypt’s Economic Crisis May Not Be Over
Via Project Syndicate, a look at Egypt’s economy which has been pummeled by the Israel-Hamas conflict, with tolls and transit fees from the Suez Canal declining by 60% in 2024. International [...]

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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.