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The Republic of Mauritius’ First Female President, Her Excellency, Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, Mrs Patricia Obozuwa, Vice President of Coca Cola, join ImpactHER’s Executive Wise Counsel. First female President of Mauritius, Her Excellency; Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Vice President, Government Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for Coca-Cola, Africa; Patricia Obozuwa and Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Yvonne Mokgoro join ImpactHER’s Executive Wise Counsel - a close-knit group of extraordinary African female leaders designated to provide strategic guidance to ImpactHER with its efforts to help African women access investors to scale their businesses and capital to build sus...

Africa’s e-commerce market could grow by more than $14.5 billion between 2025-2030 according to an IFC report published today. The report finds this can be achieved by increasing the number of women selling on online platforms and by providing them with better training and financial support to help them match sales made by men. The report, Women and e-commerce in Africa, found that COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of e-commerce and digital entrepreneurship in Africa and that more women have embraced digital business. However, it also noted that more can be done to promote women’s entrepreneurship and help women overcome e-commerce challenges. For example, e-commerce marketplace platforms are well-positioned to target women-owned businesses with training, and to encourage women’s partici...

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Gurib-Fakim, Mokgoro, Obozuwa join ImpactHER’s Executive Wise Counsel

Women Can Add $14.57 Billion to E-Commerce in Africa: IFC Research