The Billion-Dollar Railways Driving Biden’s Last Overseas Trip
Via Bloomberg, a report on US support for African infrastructure aimed at countering Chinese influence in the region: Twice a week, a cargo train groaning under hundreds of tons of copper [...]
Beyond Lobito: Africa’s Resource Rich Nations Look To Capitalise On Biden’s Angola Trip
Via The Africa Report, a look at how Africa’s resource?rich nations look to capitalize on Biden’s Angola trip: Burundi and South Africa are among the countries hoping to attract a piece of the [...]
Map Reveals How World’s Population Will Change by 2100
Via Newsweek, a look at how the world’s population will change by 2100: The Census Bureau has revealed how the global population will change between now and 2100, with some nations losing [...]
China’s Wagner? Beijing Establishes Private Security Company in Myanmar
Via Geopolitical Monitor, an article on China’s use of a private security company in Myanmar: China is collaborating with the Myanmar military junta to establish a joint security company to [...]
Bolivia’s Tragedy Will End in Devaluation, Default and Chaos
Via Bloomberg, commentary on how South America’s once-successful socialist story has collapsed. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. The plea was dramatic: If Bolivia’s government didn’t [...]
U.S. Should Work With Philippines and Japan To Secure Its Nickel Supply
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the potential for the US to work with Philippines to secure its nickel supply: The U.S. relies heavily on nickel imports to meet its long-term domestic needs, historically [...]

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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.