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The Future Is Female Mentorship

The Future Is Female Mentorship Program Returns For Its Sixth Edition In 2026

Africa’s Premier PR and Communications Mentorship Initiative for African Female Tech Founders Returns with New Strategic and Exciting ecosystem partnerships to Expand Support for Finalists Allison Worldwide, the global integrated marketing and communications agency operating across 50 markets in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, today announced the return of […]

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Africa's Path To Gender Economic Parity

Africa’s Path To Gender Economic Parity Has Been Pushed Back By 50 Years, But Digital Entrepreneurship Offers A Way Forward

Women-led startups generate twice the revenue per dollar invested, yet receive less than 1% of venture capital in Africa Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has today released a new report, Financing Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Closing Africa’s Economic Gender Gap, revealing that women’s economic participation in Africa has fallen 0.6 percentage points below 2022 levels, […]

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WomenIn ignites Women's Month with a bold multi-sectoral campaign and prepares for the WomenIn Festi.

Hidden Economy: Why Women Are Already Africa’s Most Powerful Industrialists

By Adam Molai, African industrialist and founder of TRT Investments Every Women’s Month, we talk about empowerment. We talk about inclusion. We talk about closing gaps. But perhaps the real question is: what if women had never been absent from the economy in the first place? What if we have simply been measuring economic power […]

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Group photo of diverse women startup founders for Africa's beauty industry.

Beauty Startup Founder Collective Announces Inaugural Cohort Of Founders

The Beauty Startup Founder Collective has announced the founders selected for its inaugural cohort, bringing together entrepreneurs building across beauty technology, consumer beauty brands, and accessories. The founder-led initiative was created to support early-stage entrepreneurs navigating the intersection of beauty, technology, and consumer products by providing a connected ecosystem rooted in community, shared expertise, and access to critical industry […]

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Winners of 2025 AWIEF Awards

Winners Of 2025 AWIEF Awards Announced as Nigerian Energy Leader Audrey Joe-Ezigbo Receives Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

 The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) hosted a spectacular celebration of African women’s excellence at the 2025 AWIEF Awards, held on Friday evening at the Cape Town South Africa. The glittering gala honoured women entrepreneurs and leaders driving innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth across the continent. Eight exceptional winners were announced, each representing […]

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Africa Women Innovation And Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Opens Next Week In Cape Town For 2025 Conference

OCP Africa, Deloitte Africa, UNDP, UN Women, Nedbank, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Development Bank of Southern Africa, and Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) to headline AWIEF’s 11th flagship event. The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference and Exhibition event opens its doors next week, from 30 to 31 October 2025, at […]

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Women led Businesses In Africa

Building With Women: How Microfinance Is Powering Women-Led Businesses In Africa

By: Gregoire Danel Fedou Across Africa, women-led businesses face well-documented barriers that hinder their growth and access to finance. Many women cannot use land, property, or significant assets as collateral because they do not own them. Instead, they often rely on informal financial services, such as savings groups. Distrust of banks, sometimes stemming from past […]

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DJ Zinhle's Era launch event celebrating women-led brands in Africa.

Brand Africa Announces Era By DJ Zinhle, B.Mashilo And Portia M Are The Most Admired Brands Founded By Women

In celebration of Women’s Day and reflect an inclusive brand-led African renaissance, Brand Africa announced the most admired women-founded brands in South Africa in honour of the women entrepreneurs whobuilding brands that are shaping the country and/or continent’s identity, competitiveness and economy. ERA by DJ Zinhle, B.Mashilo Designs and Portia M Skin Solutions, the Top 3 trailblazing, women-led and women-founded brands that are redefining […]

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Women speakers at B Lab Africa Summit celebrating Women’s Month in October 2023.

B Lab Africa Celebrates Women’s Month With Groundbreaking Female Voices At October Summit

In honour of Women’s Month in South Africa, B Lab Africa is proud to spotlight the dynamic, visionary women who will be centre stage at the upcoming 4th Annual B Lab Africa Summit, taking place from 2–3 October 2025 at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate in Johannesburg. These women are more than speakers, they […]

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Women entrepreneur breaking barriers for success and empowerment.

Collective Effort Needed To Break Down Barriers That Women Entrepreneurs Face

Despite meaningful progress in women’s participation in the economy, many women-led businesses across South Africa still face persistent challenges, from limited access to markets and networks to barriers in securing funding and digital tools. These realities were brought into sharp focus at the Women Trade Intervention Dialogue, held on Friday, 1 August 2025 at the […]

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