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 [...]
Can Jamaica Go Nuclear?
December 9th, 2024 Via The Breakthrough Institute, a look at the implications of nuclear for energy transitions of small island developing states: Jamaica’s nuclear power ambitions may reset the standard for what an [...]
Energy Offshoots: PDVSA
December 8th, 2024 Via Phenomenal World, an article on transformations in Petróleos de Venezuela and geopolitical realignments: Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has been integral to Nicolás Maduro’s government and [...]

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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.