Congo, Coltan, Conflict: How the Digital Boom Fueled Conflict in Congo
Via McGill’s International Review, an article on how industry’s search for coltan has led to conflict in the DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the richest countries in the [...]
Chinese Plans To Build A $39B Port In Papua New Guinea
Via The Sunday Times, a report on a Chinese plan to build a new port city in Papua New Guinea: A Chinese plan to build a city with a large port on Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) impoverished south coast, [...]
CPEC: A Gateway To Central Asia
Via The Frontier Post, some commentary on CPEC: CPEC is Asian giant and landmark in Sino-Pak evergreen ties. It is regional integration chipping Pak-China with the rest of the regional states. CPEC [...]
Following The Money Behind Myanmar’s Coup
Via The Asia Times, a look at how monetary wealth may have instigated the recent coup in Myanmar: By seizing absolute power, Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has protected his and [...]
Liberalization Looms for Ethiopian Telecoms
Via African Business, a report on how one of the final frontiers of untapped growth in Africa is opening up as Ethiopia prepares to put two spectrum licences up for auction and sell a stake in Ethio [...]
Africell Formalizes Contract with Angola to Launch New MNO In 2021
Via Angola24, a report on new MNO in Angola: More than half of the countries in the Africell Group today formalized the contract with the Government of Angola to become the fourth global [...]

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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.