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This policy brief translates findings from the Q1 2026 EmpowerHER Dialogue on women and the digital economy into eight concrete policy recommendations for African governments seeking to increase women's ownership and leadership in the digital sector.
This summary captures the key discussions, commitments, and policy recommendations from the Q4 2025 EmpowerHER Dialogue on climate adaptation and women entrepreneurs, held in Kigali, Rwanda with 70 participants from 16 countries.
This comprehensive research report quantifies the gender financing gap across 22 African economies, identifies the structural and behavioral drivers of underinvestment in women-led enterprises, and presents a framework for gender-lens investment that both closes the gap and generates market-rate returns.
Drawing on interviews with 400 women traders across ECOWAS member states, this report documents the regulatory, logistical, and social barriers that disproportionately burden women in cross-border trade — and presents evidence-based solutions adopted in comparable contexts.
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