Africa is a continent that is always trying to prevail over challenges: some self-inflicted, while others are due to outside forces. When a challenge is conquered, another springs up. Today, there are numerous challenges, especially in Angola, where I spent my early years. While the country has a history of war, it has overcome many

ABO Capital, a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola with holdings throughout the world, held a competitive educational essay contest and awarded a student from Johns Hopkins University a scholarship for one full semester of college and a five-night all expenses paid trip to Angola. In addition to the selected winner, two runners-up also received

Zandre Campos is the CEO of Angola-based investment firm ABO Capital. Tell us about one of the toughest situations you’ve found yourself in as a business owner. I would say my biggest challenge was getting started. Starting a business with such a big vision can seem overwhelming and it’s very easy to lose hope when

Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, has an electricity problem. Even though the continent’s power generating capacity has slowly improved over the years, rationing, rolling shortages, and blackouts continue to hamper many countries development—including economic giants like South Africa and Nigeria. These cutoffs stunt economic growth, hindering small and large businesses alike as well as schools and

Angola-based investment firm ABO Capital recently announced that it has acquired a well-known Turkish school situated in the Samba district, just south of the capital Luanda. Complexo Escolar Privado Internacional (CEPI), formerly Colégio Esperança Internacional, provides education for pre-school through high school students. How we made it in Africa asked Zandre Campos, CEO of ABO Capital, about