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<p>CNBC Africa spoke with Anne-Marie Levesque, gender equality Advisor at FinDev Canada about their work with encouraging and implementing female entrepreneurship in East Africa.</p>


Global Gender Summit: Anne-Marie Levesque on encouraging female entrepreneurship

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<p>CNBC Africa spoke with Jennifer Blanke, Vice President Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank Group on the side-lines of the Global Gender Summit in Kigali about what can be done further to unpack constraints towards gender equality in Africa.</p>


Global Gender Summit: AfDB on tackling barriers to empowerment

Global Gender Summit: AfDB on tackling barriers to empowerment, gender equality on the continent

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<p>CNBC Africa spoke with Nyakan June, CEO and Founder of Timeless Women of Wonder at the Global Gender Summit in Kigali, June spoke on the changes that need to be done to move the campaigning of women empowerment and equality on the continent.</p>


Global Gender Summit: Nyakan June speaks on the state of gender equality

Global Gender Summit: Nyakan June speaks on the state of gender equality, financial inclusion in Africa

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<p>The Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) has set its target on bridging the $42 billion finance gap women face on the continent, CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera spoke to Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society at the African Development Bank, Vanessa Moungar for more.</p>


Global Gender Summit: AFAWA targets $42bn to bridge finance gap for African women

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<p>Can real gender equality ever come about without more women in decision making positions? On the side-lines of the 2019 Global Gender Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, CNBC Africa spoke to ONE Africa Ambassadors, Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa and Merlene Rossouw for their take.</p>


Global Gender Summit: How to bridge gender inequality in leadership positions

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<p>The Chairman of Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF), Andrew Temu says they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Attijariwafa Bank to leverage over $50 Million to serve women-owned and managed enterprises in North Africa. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Kenneth Igbomor caught up with Andrew Temu on the sidelines of the Global Gender Summit in Kigali.</p>


Global Gender Summit: AGF & Attijariwafa Bank sign MoU to fund women- owned businesses in Africa

Global Gender Summit: AGF & Attijariwafa Bank sign MoU to fund women-owned businesses in Africa

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<p>The CEO of Nigeria&#8217;s Bank of Industry Olukayode Pitan says the idea of the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa is to make lenders do more for women. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Kenneth Igbomor caught up with him on the sidelines of the Global Gender Summit after they signed a letter of intent on the AFAWA risk-sharing facility.</p>


Global Gender Summit:  AFAWA: Nigeria’s Bank of Industry signs letter of intent

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<p>French President, Emmanuel Macron and G7 leaders approved a $251 million package in support of African Development Bank&#8217;s (AfDB) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative earlier in August. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Kenneth Igbomor spoke to Phillipe Lacoste, Director for Sustainable Development at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to discuss the importance of this initiative for Africa.</p>


Global Gender Summit: Phillipe Lacoste: There is more political will to lend more to women

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<p>There have been conversations on expanding women&#8217;s access to financial services and support to women led initiatives. Solomon Lartey, Managing Director at ACTIVA International Insurance Company In Ghana Ltd joins CNBC Africa on insuring assets.</p>


Global Gender Summit: How making insurance policies inclusive expand womens’ access to financial services

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<p>Statistics indicate that women make up over 40 per cent of African business owners yet a trivial 2 per cent are able to access finance according to figures from Mckinsey. Director of Macroeconomics, Forecasting and Research at African Development Bank (AfDB), Hanan Morsy joins CNBC Africa to discuss women economic participation and empowerment.</p>


Global Gender Summit: AfDB’s Hanan Morsy on how to improve economic participation for women in Africa

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<p>One of the ways to help women leverage their potential is to make the work environment safe. Barbara Rambousek, Director of Gender and Economic Inclusion at the European Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Global Gender Summit: Barbara Rambousek of European Bank on creating women-friendly workplaces

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<p>One of the highlights of the Global Gender Summit in Kigali was the launch of the African Development Bank&#8217;s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA). This is a risk-sharing facility that aims to close the $42 billion gender-credit gap for women enterprises in Africa. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Kenneth Igbomor caught up with President of African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina to discuss this initiative.</p>


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Global Gender Summit: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on how AFAWA aims to close gender-credit gap for women

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<p>The government of Rwanda through its minister of finance yesterday committed herself to contribution of $1 million to the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Risk-Sharing Facility on the sidelines of the ongoing Global Gender Summit. CNBC africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera spoke to Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijiminana for more.</p>


Global Gender Summit: Rwanda commits $1mn contribution to AFAWA

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<p>The Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank of Africa (UBA), Kennedy Uzoka says financial inclusion goes beyond owning a mobile phone. Uzoka was highlighting ways to get more African women into the financial system on the sidelines of the Global Gender Summit in Rwanda. He joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor for more.</p>


Global Gender Summit: UBA’s Kennedy Uzoka on how to expand financial inclusion for African women

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<p>Nigeria has partnered with the Development Bank and the World Bank to ensure that Nigeria&#8217;s large population is identified and reaps rewards from an economic and social point.</p>


Nigeria’s identity database: Why it matters

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<p>The African Development Bank this week presented its Economic Outlook for Africa. It was the first time the outlook was presented in January and at the Bank&#8217;s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote D&#8217;Ivoire.</p>


AfDB’s African economic outlook

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<p>At the ongoing Afreximbank Annual General Meeting, the Development Bank of Rwanda has signed a $10 million credit line with Afreximbank which will go to into supporting trade development.</p>


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Global Gender Summit: Anne-Marie Levesque on encouraging female entrepreneurship

Global Gender Summit: AfDB on tackling barriers to empowerment, gender equality on the continent

Global Gender Summit: Nyakan June speaks on the state of gender equality, financial inclusion in Africa

Global Gender Summit: AFAWA targets $42bn to bridge finance gap for African women

Global Gender Summit: How to bridge gender inequality in leadership positions

Global Gender Summit: AGF & Attijariwafa Bank sign MoU to fund women-owned businesses in Africa

Global Gender Summit: AFAWA: Nigeria’s Bank of Industry signs letter of intent

Global Gender Summit: Phillipe Lacoste: There is more political will to lend more to women

Global Gender Summit: How making insurance policies inclusive expand womens’ access to financial services

Global Gender Summit: AfDB’s Hanan Morsy on how to improve economic participation for women in Africa

Global Gender Summit: Barbara Rambousek of European Bank on creating women-friendly workplaces

Global Gender Summit: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on how AFAWA aims to close gender-credit gap for women

Global Gender Summit: Rwanda commits $1mn contribution to AFAWA

Global Gender Summit: UBA’s Kennedy Uzoka on how to expand financial inclusion for African women

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Global Gender Summit: Anne-Marie Levesque on encouraging female entrepreneurship

Global Gender Summit: AfDB on tackling barriers to empowerment, gender equality on the continent

Global Gender Summit: Nyakan June speaks on the state of gender equality, financial inclusion in Africa

Global Gender Summit: AFAWA targets $42bn to bridge finance gap for African women

Global Gender Summit: How to bridge gender inequality in leadership positions

Global Gender Summit: AGF & Attijariwafa Bank sign MoU to fund women-owned businesses in Africa

Global Gender Summit: AFAWA: Nigeria’s Bank of Industry signs letter of intent

Global Gender Summit: Phillipe Lacoste: There is more political will to lend more to women

Global Gender Summit: How making insurance policies inclusive expand womens’ access to financial services

Global Gender Summit: AfDB’s Hanan Morsy on how to improve economic participation for women in Africa

Global Gender Summit: Barbara Rambousek of European Bank on creating women-friendly workplaces

Global Gender Summit: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina on how AFAWA aims to close gender-credit gap for women

Global Gender Summit: Rwanda commits $1mn contribution to AFAWA

Global Gender Summit: UBA’s Kennedy Uzoka on how to expand financial inclusion for African women

Nigeria’s identity database: Why it matters

AfDB’s African economic outlook

Rwanda secures $10mn facility from Afreximbank

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