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To support Africa’s women entrepreneurs, investors must understand them

Published on: 29 June 2020

Written by: Michael Ngoasong All articles by Michael Ngoasong

African women entrepreneurs can overcome the funding gap with targeted support from a new type of gender-focused investors.

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