Business Daily - Why female led startups stall in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, according to the World Bank, and most founders there are women. Why, then, do so many of those startups fail to grow? We look at why many female entrepreneurs struggle to access investment and ask three business leaders what might change that.
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Presenter: Will Bain
Producer: Ahmed Adan
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Published on Wednesday, 6th May 2026.
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