China Built Congo a Toll Road That Led Straight to the Ruling Family
Via Bloomberg, an article on an alleged $238 million paid to transport cobalt and copper in the DRC has gone missing: For 250 hot and dusty miles, the two-lane highway cuts through central Africa, [...]
China and Uzbekistan: Investments, Projects, and Areas of Cooperation
Via the Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting, an interview on China and Uzbekistan areas of cooperation: China continues to expand its economic presence in Central Asia, including in [...]
China: Invested More In Africa Than Other Top Eight Lenders Combined
Via Quartz, an article on China’s investment in Africa: China, in addition to being Africa’s biggest trading partner, is building the future of the continent’s urban landscapes almost [...]
Africa’s Biggest Bank Turns To Fintech To Extend Lending To Informal Businesses
Via Impact Alpha, a look at how Africa’s biggest bank is turning to fintech to extend lending to informal businesses: It may take the threat of a fintech disruption to get local commercial banks [...]
Ethiopia’s Telco Battle To Take Place In Mobile Money Arena
Via Quartz, an article on Safaricom’s interests in the Ethiopian marketplace: Safaricom opened an office in Ethiopia last month, as Kenya’s largest mobile operator aims to take on one of [...]
Saudi Telecom Buys Pakistan Operator to Expand Global Footprint
Via Bloomberg, a report on Saudi Telecom’s acquisition of a Pakistani tower company. The Middle East’s most profitable telecoms firm, Saudi Telecom Co., signaled a fresh push to expand [...]

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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.