Pakistan, Iran Seal Energy Deal to Power Gwadar
Via The Diplomat, a report on joint Pakistani and Iranian efforts to provide electricity to Gwadar: In May, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated a [...]
The Revolutionary Potential of the ‘Lagos Model’
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on Bola Tinubu’s potential to transform Nigeria: In one of his parting comments after eight years of leading Africa’s largest and most important country, [...]
DRC, Morocco, Kenya… Africa’s Energy Independence, Myth or Reality?
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the potential for African energy independence: Despite abundant resources, Africa still lacks electricity. An increased focus on renewable energy could [...]
Revival of TAPI Pipeline Project Brings Serious Geopolitical Implications for Russia
Courtesy of The Jamestown Foundation, an article on how the revival of the TAPI project has serious geopolitical implications for Russia: Turkmenistan and Pakistan continue their talks on the revival [...]
Temasek Subsidiary May Back $150B Plan to Build 123 New Cities in Africa
Via Bloomberg, an article on an ambitious plan to build more than 100 cities in Africa: The African Union and a unit of Temasek Holdings Pte are considering backing a plan to develop as many as 123 [...]
‘Dollarization’ of North Korean Economy, Once Vital, Now Potential Threat to Kim’s Rule
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how North Korea’s potential plan to end use of U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan would likely just cause chaos: Before fleeing North Korea in 2014, Jeon Jae-hyun [...]

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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.