Mobilizing Private Investment to Boost Economies and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Sahel

May 27, 2022

In countries with substantial risks for private investors, such as the African Sahel, small and medium enterprises struggle to find financing to grow their businesses and create sustainable livelihoods. This is particularly true for women-led enterprises, despite the high potential for their successes to contribute to the development of these countries’ economies. ...
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ANKA: Connecting African artisans to the global market

May 20, 2022

An African start-up that created an online marketplace for mostly women-led small businesses and artisans to sell worldwide recently raised $6.1 million for expansion, thanks to an initial $1.5 million investment from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) aimed at leveraging outside funding. ...
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USAID’s West Africa Trade & Investment Hub Boosts Agribusinesses in Niger

May 11, 2022

When Nafissa Hamidou Abdoulaye established Enterprise Salma in 2014, she had a dream of not just breaking ground for Nigerien women in agribusiness, but of contributing to the economic and social development of her country by creating jobs for women and youth. ...
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