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The High Commission of Canada in South Africa and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum partner for eCommerce Capacity Development Programme for Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa

The High Commission of Canada in South Africa has partnered with the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) ([www.AWIEForum.org](http://www.AWIEFawieforum.org)) to run an eCommerce Capacity Development Programme for Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa. Funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), the activity

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60 ans après l’indépendance, l’industrie énergétique nigériane n’a pas tenu s a promesse – mais elle s’en rapproche (Par NJ Ayuk)

Par NJ Ayuk, président, Chambre africaine de l’énergie Le 1er octobre 1960, tout semblait possible pour le Nigéria : après près de 80 ans de colonialisme sous la Grande-Bretagne, c’était finalement une nation indépendante. Au tout début de la nation nouvellement indépendante, les Nigérians avaient toutes les raisons d’

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Championing economic opportunities for women in Africa – Development Partners International’s (DPI) la test fund to become the first 2X Flagship Fund

DPI’s African Development Partners III Fund (“ADP III”) has been chosen as the first 2X Flagship Fund, committed to investing with a gender lens; DPI’s long-standing commitment to gender equity, along with its fund’s commercial performance, recognises the power of DFI collaboration working alongside proactive fund managers

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As COVID-19 exposes the fault lines of gender equality, a strong focus on violence against women at the UN General Assembly

With alarming rise of domestic violence reports during the pandemic lockdowns from millions of women worldwide, UN Women convened today a high-level meeting with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Member States, UN agencies, activists, the private sector and philanthropies. The spotlight was on the urgent need for targeted investments, commitments