European Development Bank Invests €340m in African Infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is approving €340 million for water and renewable energy in Africa. The loans are for…
GoldConnect Unveils its New Breakthrough Pricing & Engagement Platform Specific to the LATAM Region
GoldConnect, a leading wholesale telecommunications provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces the release of its state-of-the-art pricing &…
Peppertree Capital and Goldman Sachs Accused of “Ruthless” Tactics in Latin America
Private equity firms don’t often make the news for good reasons, and today is no exception. Apparently, Peppertree Capital Management,…
Mastercard to invest $100 mln in Airtel Africa’s mobile money unit
Global payment processor Mastercard Inc (MA.N) will invest $100 million in Airtel Africa’s (AAF.L) mobile money operations, valuing the business…
Bulgaria’s Neterra Telecommunications breaks ground on second data center in Sofia
Bulgarian telecommunications company Neterra has broken ground on its second data center in the capital of Sofia. The four-story, 1,400…
US $104.5m Tanzanite Bridge project in Tanzania 71.3% complete
The US $104.5m Tanzanite Bridge project in Tanzania is currently 71.3% complete. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the…
IHS Towers Announces Further Latin America Expansion Through Centennial Towers Acquisition
IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the…
Lava Jato: See How Far Brazil’s Corruption Probe Reached
Brazil’s largest-ever corruption probe, known as the Lava Jato (Car Wash) investigation, exposed a web of graft across Latin America…
Latin America’s Emerging Infrastructure Crisis
Assessing political risk in infrastructure projects tends to mean parsing the small print of regulatory changes, or shifts in party…
The sun will power large parts of Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination program
There’s hope that some industrialized countries will achieve near-universal vaccination against Covid-19 in the coming months. Yet the effort to…