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World in Progress: Boosting African women entrepreneurs

There more women entrepreneurs on the African continent than anywhere else in the world - and in some countries, business women actually outnumber men. This spike in female entrepreneurialism is also due to initiatives like the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program. The program gives young women entrepreneurs all over Africa support to kickstart their buiness ideas.

(report: Alexandra di Palma) 

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