Experts: What Biden’s Trip to Angola Says about US Africa Policy, China, and More
Via The Atlantic Council, expert commentary on what Biden’s trip to Angola says about US Africa policy, China, and more: It’s a last minute trip that’s a long time coming. On December 2, US [...]
The Influencer Chef Dividing Syria’s Diaspora
Via Foreign Policy, an article on Chef Omar who has popularized Damascene cuisine online and in his Istanbul restaurant. But is he linked to the Assad regime? In March, days before the start of the [...]
Biden’s Long-Awaited Africa Trip Touts A Win Against China
Via Reuters, a report on President Biden’s long-awaited Africa trip: Biden’s trip delivers on a promise to visit the continent U.S. backed railway project to be a focus of the trip Railway [...]
Oman Firm Replaces Sanctioned Alrosa in Angolan Diamond Miner
Via Bloomberg, a report that an Omani firm has acquired shares in an Angolan diamond-mining venture: An Omani state-backed fund has acquired shares in Angola’s Catoca diamond-mining joint venture [...]
Sanction Busting In Strait of Hormuz
Via Semafor, a look at how sanction busting occurs in the Strait of Hormuz: They move best at night, in a swarm. Twenty, maybe 25 small boats side-by-side. Up to 100 boats at a time: “Waterworld” [...]
Colombia Expands Commercial Ties with China Amid Belt and Road Concerns
Via Finance Colombia, an article on Colombia’s growing BRI ties with China: The Colombian government continues to enhance its commercial and industrial ties with China, as evidenced by the [...]

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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.