Jambo, MaishaPay, Tinda… The Rising Tech Scene In DRC
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the rising tech scene in the DRC: From education to e-commerce and cryptocurrencies, five tech entrepreneurs are helping to modernise DRC’s economy. [...]
China Pulls Back From Global Subsea Cable Project as US Tensions Mount
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Chinese groups’ decision to withdraw investment in Sea-Me-We 6, which will transmit data between Asia and western Europe: China has cut its [...]
Russia To Build Thermal Power Plant In Northern Afghanistan
Via Euro Weekly News, a report on Russia’s plans to build a power plant in northern Afghanistan: According to Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov on Friday, February 10, Russia has agreed to [...]
Top 10 African Countries With The Highest GDP Projections for 2023
Via Business Insider Africa, a report on African GDP projections for 2023: Business Insider presents the top 10 African countries with the highest GDP projections for 2023. This list is courtesy of a [...]
Ghana Risks Investor Revolt as it Scours for Taxes
Via Bloomberg, a report on Ghana’s attempt to raise tax revenues from some of its biggest investors: Ghana’s attempt to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars from some of its biggest [...]
In Bolivia, China Signs Deal For World’s Largest Lithium Reserves
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on a deal signed last month between Bolivia’s state firm YLB and three Chinese companies for lithium: In late January, Bolivia’s Luis Arce [...]

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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.