At nine years old, Fatoumata Bâ wasn’t playing with dolls like her peers. Instead, she was hacking into her father’s computer. By eleven, she had already created her …
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AgricutureFinanceFinancial InclusionFintechFundingStartupTech
Solape Akinpelu is building financial inclusion for rural African women.
Financial limitations continue to hold women back from starting and scaling successful businesses despite their being the backbone of many micro and small enterprises. Many African women cannot …
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Development FinanceFinanceFundinginvestmentSMEs
AWDF: How three women made finance accessible to Africans.
Three women, with a shared goal to empower generations of African women, birthed a vision out of passion and the urgent need for change. This vision became the …
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BusinessFinanceFundingImpact InvestmentinvestmentVenture Capital
Alitheia Capital: How Tokunboh Ishmael and Jumoke Akinwunmi shape Africa’s tech funding space.
Two Nigerian women—Tokunboh Ishmael and Jumoke Akinwunmi, co-founders of Alitheia Capital — have powerfully reshaped Africa’s funding space over the past 17 years. Together, they have built a …
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Investment banking in Africa has become a crucial driver of economic development, facilitating the growth of industries through capital raising, mergers, acquisitions, and financial restructuring. In recent years, …
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According to a Business Because article in 2020, female entrepreneurs face stricter challenges than their male counterparts. Despite women owning approximately 30% of registered small and medium-sized enterprises …
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FinanceFundingImpactinvestmentStartupTech
Dr Ola Brown defends Africa’s business potential, challenges misconceptions ASIS 2024.
Dr Ola Brown urged investors at the ASIS 2024 to view Africa as a viable investment destination, saying, “Africa is still the fastest-growing region in the world in …