African female entrepreneurs want equal opportunities DW 11/29/2022
When the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched on January 1, 2021, many female entrepreneurs hoped that the world's largest free-trade area, with a market of 1.2 billion people, would boost their businesses and reduce endemic poverty.But they are missing out on the opportunities because their businesses are mostly small, have low productivity and get little funding from governments and agencies, several women told DW.