Exxaro, Impala, Sibanye… South Africa Goes on a Copper Hunt
Via The Africa Report, an article on South Africa’s copper ambitions: Major players in South Africa are vying for copper mines across the continent, while local producers explore substantial [...]
Are Chinese Battery Companies the Next Huawei?
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, commentary on how electric cars, charging networks, and batteries made in China come with critical security threats: The Biden administration wants half of all new cars [...]
African Lithium Project Boosts US Drive to Close EV Gap on China
Via Bloomberg, an article on Ghana’s lithium project: Ghana’s major lithium project has no funding from China Half of Ewoyaa mine’s output will go to a US refinery Africa’s first major [...]
Hydrocarbon Investments Are Turning Around Uganda’s Economy
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on how hydrocarbon investments are turning around Uganda’s economy: In Uganda, from the start of production and for next 25 years, the new oil and gas [...]
Analyzing Angola’s Ambitious Approach to Attracting Investment
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, an article on Angola’s ambitious approach to attracting investment: Amid efforts to diversify the economy while increasing oil and gas production, Angola has [...]
Will India’s Vizhinjam Port Make Waves in Global Transshipment Business?
Via The Diplomat, a look at India’s Vizhinjam Port which – located near India’s southern tip and just 10 nautical miles from the international shipping route – could attract huge [...]

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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.