How Pakistan’s Military Is Taking Over Its Economy
February 1st, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at how investors are increasingly nervous over the extent to which Pakistan’s armed forces have become intimately involved in everything from canal [...]
Ankara Declaration: A Positive Development Imbued with Regional Risks
January 31st, 2025 Via African Arguments, a look at the Ankara Declaration and what it may mean for Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Somalialand: Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to de-escalate yearlong tensions in [...]
Beijing-Backed Lending Boosts China’s Dominance In Clean Energy Minerals
January 31st, 2025 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Chinese entities that loaned billions to create mining and processing supply chains: China has built up control of critical minerals across the developing [...]
Afghanistan’s Untapped Mineral Wealth: Lost Opportunity or Path To Stability?
January 31st, 2025 Via Amu.tv, commentary on Afghanistan’s mineral potential: Under the Taliban’s current regime, Afghanistan faces an unprecedented erosion of civil freedoms, especially for women. Deprived of [...]
Libya Calls On Chinese Companies To Invest in Industrial Zones
January 31st, 2025 Via The Libya Observer, an article on Libya’s efforts to secure Chinese investment: The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Ahmed Abuhisa, has extended an invitation to Chinese companies to [...]
Which African Countries Are The Mining Leaders of Tomorrow
January 31st, 2025 Via The Africa Report, a look at which African countries are the mining leaders of tomorrow? As the race for the minerals powering the energy transition intensifies and the price of gold rises, our [...]

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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.