Africa’s Population Boom: Nigeria
Courtesy of Rane’s Stratfor WorldView, a look at Nigeria’s preparedness and capacity to adapt as its already massive population grows even bigger in the coming decades: Nigeria, the most [...]
Tanzania’s Gas Boom That Never Was
Via The Conversation, commentary on Tanzania’s gas boom that never was – when local hopes are dashed by global realities: Rising international commodity prices can shape or reshape the fortunes [...]
A New Energy Pact for Africa
Courtesy of Project Syndicate, commentary on Africa’s energy future: Many people associate technologies like solar and wind power with efforts to tackle climate change. But for the world’s [...]
Iran’s Quest For Economic Foothold In Africa
Via Al Monitor, a look at Iran’s efforts to sign agreements in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe, looking also on the horizon to engage in a tight race with such foreign investors as China, Saudi [...]
From Bangkok to Manila, Southeast Asian Metro Rail Expands Rapidly
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how metro rail networks across southeast Asia will grow 20% through 2024, helping to ease congestion: Metropolitan rail networks in Southeast Asia are on track to [...]
How Campaign Promises Crashed Ghana’s Economy
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Ghana’s economic troubles long preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to its politicians’ penchant for overspending: Ghana’s economic descent has [...]

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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.