Nets, Buoys, Salt, Ice. For West African Fishermen, ‘Everything’ Is Going Up.
January 1st, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the impact of inflation on Sierre Leone’s fishermen: Fishermen in Sierra Leone need large amounts of ice to store their catch on multiday journeys. [...]
Somalia’s Federal Government Declares Genel Energy Operations in Somaliland Illegal
December 30th, 2022 Via Oil News Kenya, a report that Somalia’s federal government has declared Genel Energy’s Somaliland operations illegal: Somalia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has [...]
December 30th, 2022 Via Oil News Kenya, a report that Somalia’s federal government has declared Genel Energy’s Somaliland operations illegal: Somalia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has [...]
China’s Growing Stake in World Ports Sharpens Attention on Political Influence
December 30th, 2022 Via Newsweek, an article on China’s growing influence on world trade and global ports: Inching up the Elbe river to the German port of Hamburg in early September, colorful containers stacked on [...]
December 30th, 2022 Via Newsweek, an article on China’s growing influence on world trade and global ports: Inching up the Elbe river to the German port of Hamburg in early September, colorful containers stacked on [...]
Zelenskyy, BlackRock CEO Fink Agree to Coordinate Ukraine investment
December 30th, 2022 Via CNBC, a report that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and BlackRock CEO Fink have agreed to coordinate Ukraine investment: KEY POINTS BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory and the Ukrainian Ministry [...]
December 30th, 2022 Via CNBC, a report that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and BlackRock CEO Fink have agreed to coordinate Ukraine investment: KEY POINTS BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory and the Ukrainian Ministry [...]
Could Africa Replace China As The World’s Source of Rare Earth Elements?
December 30th, 2022 Via Brookings Institute, commentary on the potential for Africa could replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements: Rare earth elements—a group of 17 metals—are critical for [...]
December 30th, 2022 Via Brookings Institute, commentary on the potential for Africa could replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements: Rare earth elements—a group of 17 metals—are critical for [...]
Dhaka Launches First Metro Rail Service
December 29th, 2022 Via CNN, a report that Dhaka – one of the world’s most congested cities – just opened its first metro line: Bangladesh on Wednesday launched its first metro rail service in the [...]
December 29th, 2022 Via CNN, a report that Dhaka – one of the world’s most congested cities – just opened its first metro line: Bangladesh on Wednesday launched its first metro rail service in the [...]