Nigeria: Big Tech, Crypto Come Calling
Via Fast Company, a report on Nigeria’s tech and crypto culture: Nigeria sits at Africa’s heart: Geographically, it’s nestled middle-left of the curve in the kidney bean-shaped land mass, [...]
Ankara To Work With Moscow On Natural Gas Hub in Turkey
Via Business Insider, a report on Ankara’s plans to work with Moscow to create a natural-gas hub in Turkey: Russian President Vladimir Putin — whose plans to directly sell natural gas to [...]
Maritime Investment Tightens UAE’s Grip On Africa
Via The Africa Report, an article on UAE’s investment into African port infrastructure: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in a prime position to ramp up its influence on the Red Sea corridor [...]
South Africa and Saudi Arabia Strike $15bn Worth of Agreements
Via The Africa Report, an article on news that South Africa and Saudi Arabia have struck $15bn worth of agreements: Saudi Arabia and South Africa have signed deals worth about $15bn during a state [...]
China’s Digital Inroads Into The Middle East
Via East Asia Forum, an article on China’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is driven by the need to maintain access to vital energy supplies. Beijing is also motivated by [...]
Uganda: Most Promising Financial Sector In Eastern Africa
Via Quartz, a look at Uganda’s promising financial sector: Kampala could soon dislodge Nairobi from its status as the financial capital of eastern Africa if Uganda continues with measures that [...]

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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.