Mapping China’s Strategic Port Development in Africa
Via the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a look at how Chinese firms are present in over a quarter of all African port developments, some of which could be used for expanded Chinese naval [...]
Turkey’s Return To Africa
Via Foreign Policy Research Institute, a look at Turkey’s return to Africa: What Does Turkey Want in Africa? Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms [...]
U.S.-Backed Miner TechMet Seeks To Develop Ukraine Lithium Site
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at one US miners plans to develop a Ukrainian lithium deposit: US-backed mining company TechMet wants to develop a major lithium project in Ukraine, in what [...]
Mali to Resume Mining Permits Suspended More Than Two Years Ago
Via Bloomberg, a report that Mali plans to resume mining permits that have been suspended for more than two years: Mali will resume granting permits for mineral exploration as of March 15 after the [...]
How One Controversial African Pipeline Reveals the State of the Global Fight Over Oil
Via The Washington Post, an article on who gets to decide whether African countries can exploit their natural resources? For its first 88 completed miles, the world’s most controversial oil [...]
Syria Needs Debt Restructuring, But That Will Be Difficult
Via the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a report on Syria’s debt: Syria is in dire economic straits. The brutal civil war that lasted from 2011 to 2024 ended with the fall of [...]

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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.