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Lioness Spotlight
Africa needs great educators, committed people who are passionate about helping children and young people to learn and fulfill their potential, equipping them to make a positive difference in the world. At Lionesses of Africa, we are celebrating women entrepreneurs who are creating leading-edge technologies and new approaches to education to make a real difference to the lives of new generations of children and young people across the African continent.
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In the latest in our series of Spotlight features on individual African countries where women entrepreneurs are making their mark with their businesses and brands, we shine a spotlight on Tanzania. From high-impact agribusinesses that are creating much-needed jobs, to tech businesses that are innovating and educating, to serial entrepreneurs building multi-faceted business empires across diverse sectors, Tanzania is a country with a wide variety of growth-focused women-owned businesses that are well worth a visit. Meet 16 women entrepreneurs in our Lionesses of Africa community who are building growth businesses and brands that are putting Tanzania on the entrepreneur map.
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In the latest in our series of Spotlight features on individual African countries where women entrepreneurs are making their mark with their businesses and brands, we shine a spotlight on Senegal. From the finest luxury textiles, exciting cosmetics and skincare product ranges, nutritional baby food products, fashion and accessories, and a bookseller promoting African authors, Senegal is a country with a wide variety of growth-focused women-owned businesses that are well worth a visit. Meet 8 women entrepreneurs in our Lionesses of Africa community who are building growth businesses and brands that customers love, and who are putting Senegal on the entrepreneur map.
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According to the IFC, Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness markets are expected to reach $1 trillion in value by 2030. As a result, there is now an increasing focus on extending agribusiness value chains, recognizing that 60 percent of Africans derive their livelihoods from agriculture. In the Lionesses of Africa community, there are a growing number of women entrepreneurs who are playing key roles in Africa’s growing agribusiness story, country by country, community by community. They are building successful growth businesses that harness the potential of the raw materials grown on the African continent by transforming them into high quality, nutritious food products that consumers both locally and globally want to buy. In our special focus on trailblazing women entrepreneurs in Africa’s agribusiness sector, we introduce some of those who are making their mark in this important industry sector across the continent.
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For true coffee enthusiasts, Africa is much more than the birthplace of coffee—it’s the soul of the global coffee story. From Ethiopia’s ancient highlands, where coffee cultivation began, to the bustling farms and cooperatives that dot the continent today, Africa’s coffee heritage is as rich and nuanced as the flavors it produces.
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2025 looks set to be an exciting year for Africa’s women-founded luxury handbag brands, with many confidently expanding across the continent and into key global markets with a bang. If your weakness is for stylish, finely crafted, sustainable handbags, then there is no better time to add a luxurious, hand-crafted African-made piece to your wardrobe.
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