Tag: women entrepreneurs

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has opened nominations for its 2026 awards, recognising outstanding women entrepreneurs and ...

Women-led startups still receive a small share of global venture funding, but across fintech, healthcare, artificial intelligence and mobility, female ...

A smaller group of startups received additional advisory support beyond the standard training structure

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the opening of applications for its 2026 entrepreneurship programmes, offering funding, training, mentorship, ...

As the wholly positive outcome of efforts aimed at accelerating women -led innovation across emerging economies globally, has wrapped up ...

However, it’s from this chaos that commendable stories emerge, like that of Ramatallahi Abubakar, a Nigerian-born fashion designer now reshaping ...

In 2021, African Development Bank (AfDB) reported that there is a $42b gender financing gap in Africa.

To drive this huge impact, Accion is partnering with financial institutions such as Sajida in Bangladesh, Fidelity Bank in Ghana, ...

The statistics are compelling: Africa has the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs globally, and the numbers in South Africa are a ...

"What support do you need?" Five simple yet critical words posed to me two weeks into navigating a new job ...

The equity investment of €18 million will be directed to the Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF), while an additional €1.2 million ...

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The GAIN Entrepreneurship MasterClass for Women in Nigeria was designed to equip these women with knowledge to build, grow, attain ...