Latin America Is About to Become a Priority for U.S. Foreign Policy
December 13th, 2024 Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on President Trump’s likely prioritization of Latin America, disrupting what some have called three decades of “benign neglect”: While [...]
Will Turkiye Brokered Deal Between Ethiopia and Somalia Lower Tensions in the Horn?
December 13th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, an article on the Turkiye brokered deal between Ethiopia and Somalia: Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a joint declaration between Ethiopia and Somalia ‘focuses on [...]
Will Trump White House Recognize Somaliland?
December 10th, 2024 Via Semafor, an article on the possibility that a Trump White House looks will recognize the world’s newest country: Somaliland, a self-governing region within Somalia, will be much closer to being [...]
Africa Infrastructure Funder Sees $3 Billion of Projects in 2025
December 10th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on Africa Finance Corporations’s plans to invest more than $3B in projects across the continent in 2025: AFC looks for agricultural, electrification initiatives CEO sees [...]
China’s Huaxin Cement to challenge Dangote, BUA after Lafarge Africa purchase
December 10th, 2024 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how a new Chinese entrant in Nigerian cement is likely to ramp up competition: Dangote Cement and BUA face a new challenger in Nigeria from Chinese newcomer [...]
‘Modern Silk Road’ brings booming trade to China-Kazakhstan border
December 9th, 2024 Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the booming trade at the China-Kazakhstan border: Trade is thriving along the “modern Silk Road,” which passes through a far-flung city on the border of China [...]

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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.