Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
May 7th, 2025 Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how Morocco is linked to Europe on the strength of its auto sector and a trade pact. But its status as a connector country has become precarious in the [...]
Nigeria: Diageo, GSK, Unilever Exit. Can Tinubu Replace Them?
May 7th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at how a wave of multinational exits from Nigeria raises the stakes in the hunt for new emerging market investors: After a year that saw Guinness Nigeria swing to a [...]
Dubai Firm Unveils Plan To Build Tax-Free Financial Center In Maldives
May 7th, 2025 Via The National, a report on a Dubai firm’s plan to build skyscraper-studded tax-free financial centre in Maldives: The Maldives government has partnered with Dubai-based MBS Global [...]
Starlink in DRC: Elon Musk’s Rocky Bid to Conquer African Skies
May 7th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a report on Starlink’s efforts to conquer African skies: The satellite internet firm is pressing ahead with its African expansion. Since January, Starlink has launched [...]
Amid Constant Conflict, South Sudan’s Economy Can’t Catch A Break
May 7th, 2025 Via The Economist, commentary on what a wrecked ferry reveals about war in South Sudan: Nobody is quite sure how the ferry sank. Ayuen Samuel, who manages the old shipyard in Juba, South Sudan’s [...]
What TotalEnergies Is Betting On Its Mozambique Megaproject
May 7th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a report why TotalEnergies is now betting on its Mozambique megaproject: Halted since 2021 following a jihadist attack, the Mozambique LNG project is set to resume by mid-2025, [...]

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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.