Diaspora Markets

Coverage of Black economic activity across the African diaspora, including business, trade, capital, culture, technology, and global opportunity.

An offshore gas field discovered in 1973 is finally moving toward production. With a Nigerian company holding majority ownership and domestic banks arranging most of the financing, the deal raises a larger question: Who captures the wealth from Africa’s natural resources?

Diaspora Markets

September 24, 2026

Nigeria’s Ima Gas Field Sat Underground for 53 Years. A Nigerian Company Will Own 60% When It Finally Produces.

Editorial illustration of a Caribbean resort, a cruise ship, and a document showing a proposed 50–50 ownership split between Stewart interests and Royal Caribbean.

September 24, 2026

Royal Caribbean Is Paying $3 Billion for Half of Sandals. The Bigger Story Is Who Owns Caribbean Tourism.

African telecom engineers work at a modern network facility as U.S.-backed financing supports Africell infrastructure expansion, raising questions about technology ownership and control.

September 11, 2026

U.S. Lends Africell Nearly $100M. Africa Faces a Bigger Ownership Question

Digital world map comparing Mercator distortion with a more accurate equal-area view of Africa after a UN vote on global map standards.

September 8, 2026

UN Votes to Correct Africa’s Size on World Maps as U.S. Casts Only No Vote

Brazilian lithium mine beside Quilombola community land with a georeferenced boundary map illustrating the dispute over mining rights, land control and community consultation.

September 6, 2026

A Black Brazilian Community Challenged a Lithium Mine. Then the Court Stopped Operations.

African technicians assemble solar panels in a factory while imported solar cells and high-value components highlight Africa’s upstream manufacturing ownership gap.

August 9, 2026

Africa Solar Manufacturing Grows, but China Still Controls the Supply Chain

African officials and global investors negotiate over diamond ownership as mining, capital, control, and luxury retail shape the De Beers value chain.

July 17, 2026

De Beers Sale Tests Africa’s Ownership of the Diamond Value Chain

South African township commercial street with shuttered shops, workers, delivery bikes, invoices and remittance receipts showing migrant labor’s economic role.

July 10, 2026

South Africa May Drive Out Migrant Workers—and Weaken the Economy It Claims to Protect

Zimbabwean and Chinese delegations discuss mineral-backed infrastructure financing with railway plans, lithium samples, maps, and revenue charts on the table.

June 26, 2026

Zimbabwe Wants Roads and Rail. China Wants Mineral-Backed Repayment. Who Owns the Upside?

Editorial graphic showing an African farmer, fertilizer supply chains, Gulf production facilities, cargo shipping, IMF financing, and rising household food costs.

June 23, 2026

IMF Moves Financing as Middle East Disruption Threatens African Food Costs

Haitian, Senegalese and Ivorian World Cup fans face U.S. entry restrictions while players enter a stadium, with tickets and travel costs at risk.

June 21, 2026

The World Cup Is Selling African and Haitian National Pride While Many Fans Are Barred From Attending