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AfCFTA promises to unlock the potential for African women to move from micro to macro businesses
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For decades, African women have been trapped in poverty cycles due to several underlying factors including unequal access to education, factors of production, and trade facilities; inequitable labour saving technologies; underpaid or unpaid labour; harmful cultural practices; and limited legal protection from gender inequality practices entrenched in society.
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The GEWE emphasises the need for the economic empowerment of women if Africa is to achieve its goals for inclusive and sustainable development as envisioned in Agenda 2063.
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Agenda 2063 envisages a non-sexist Africa, an Africa where girls and boys can reach their full potential, where men and women contribute equally to the development of their societies
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The most prevalent forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) reported and documented
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The Constitutive Act of the African Union underline the principle of promoting gender equality on the continent
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The Covid-19 global pandemic that met a world unprepared to deal with the disruptions it brought on, drastically changing.
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Women in Africa are still grappling with many issues that continue to have a negative impact on their enjoyment.
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