Affirmative procurement aimed at helping female entrepreneurs win more private and public tenders is to be a mainstay of efforts to boost gender equality in Africa in 2019.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and UN Women have announced women’s economic empowerment will be a priority this year, following a steering committee meeting in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
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