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

Perceptions of Africa as a business destination have changed vastly in recent times. The ICCA 2016 rankings reveal that Africa is growing in popularity as a destination for business tourism. By Zandre Campos. It has been perceived that doing business or hosting events in Africa can be complicated. However, there has been a recent boom in both

Zandre Campos, CEO of ABO Capital, a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, announced today that fifteen students from Complexo Escolar Privado Internacional (CEPI), visited New York University (NYU) Africa House. NYU Africa House is an interdisciplinary institute devoted to the study of contemporary Africa, focusing on economic, political, and social issues on the

Zandre Campos, CEO of ABO Capital, a leading international investment firm headquartered in Angola, announced today that fifteen students from Complexo Escolar Privado Internacional (CEPI), travelled to Oswego, N.Y. to attend the GENIUS International High School Project Olympiad at the State University of New York at Oswego. GENIUS Olympiad took place from June 12 through

Funding education is capital intensive and profits are often not expected in the first decade of an educational institutions existence, making it necessary to explore novel models of funding such as long-term private equity investment. For instance the average wage bill of a medium-sized private university per annum is about N500 million. Setting up a