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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>Rwanda’s Private Sector Federation will next week host the inaugural National Business Forum which will discuss how increase production of locally made products, improving quality, branding and innovation among others. Spokesperson, Theoneste Ntagengerwa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Plugging gaps in the ‘Made in Rwanda’ program

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<p>Low-cost carrier Jambojet officially launched its flights to Kigali, Rwanda on Monday. The airline has six planes and is awaiting delivery of two more to service its expanding plans to the region. CEO of Jambojet, Allan Kilavuka joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Jambojet CEO Kilavuka speaks about expanding East Africa footprint

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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>On the sideline of the ongoing Audio Visual Forum, CNBC Africa’s Zwena Bachoo caught up with Aime Abizera, Manager at De Canal Plus International on the project they are planning to open next year in Rwanda and more.</p>


Kigali audio-visual industry targeting quality local productions

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<p>A new McKinsey Global Institute report on &#8216;The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Africa&#8217; finds that accelerating progress towards parity could boost African economies by the equivalent of 10 per cent of their collective GDP by 2025. It also states that if Africa continues on the current pace – where there is progress in some countries and stagnation in others – it will take 142 years to achieve a fair proportion of men and women in different fields. Lohini Moodley, Partner at McKinsey &#038; Company joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


McKinsey report: Africa could take 140 years to achieve gender parity

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<p>One hundred East African women entrepreneurs were announced the winners of the inaugural 2019 2X Invest2Impact. The initiative was launched to provide these entrepreneurs with networking opportunities, mentorship, business development services, visibility and access to funding, to enable their businesses to thrive and grow. Anne Marie Lévesque, Gender advisor at FinDev Canada joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


100 women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact competition

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<p>Experts believe that current macro-economic policies have failed to create an enabling environment for the realisation of women’s rights. Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Executive Director of African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) joins CNBC Africa to discuss how this can be reversed.</p>


AERC’s Njuguna Ndung’u on the need to develop pro-women policies 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>Former Ethiopian Prime Minister, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn was recently appointed Board Chair of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). He joins CNBC Africa’s Makeda Mahadeo to discuss priorities and matters in agriculture on the continent.</p>


AGRA Chair Desalegn on the need to transform agriculture on the continent

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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>


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

Plugging gaps in the ‘Made in Rwanda’ program

Jambojet CEO Kilavuka speaks about expanding East Africa footprint

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

Kigali audio-visual industry targeting quality local productions

McKinsey report: Africa could take 140 years to achieve gender parity

100 women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact competition

AERC’s Njuguna Ndung’u on the need to develop pro-women policies 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

AGRA Chair Desalegn on the need to transform agriculture on the continent

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

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Rwanda

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

Plugging gaps in the ‘Made in Rwanda’ program

Jambojet CEO Kilavuka speaks about expanding East Africa footprint

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

Kigali audio-visual industry targeting quality local productions

McKinsey report: Africa could take 140 years to achieve gender parity

100 women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact competition

AERC’s Njuguna Ndung’u on the need to develop pro-women policies 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

AGRA Chair Desalegn on the need to transform agriculture on the continent

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

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