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Roundtable on Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Africa

The Wilson Center Africa Program and Ms. Rahama Wright conducted a roundtable discussion designed to offer concrete recommendations on how the U.S. can help to create a more enabling environment for African women entrepreneurs on the continent, and also for U.S.-based women-led businesses seeking to do business in Africa.

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Monday
Aug. 10, 2015
1:00pm – 3:00pm ET
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Overview

The Wilson Center Africa Program and Ms. Rahama Wright, a member of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa and Founder and CEO of Shea Yeleen, conducted an intimate roundtable discussion designed to offer 3 concrete recommendations on how the U.S. can help to create a more enabling environment for African women entrepreneurs on the continent, and also for U.S.-based women-led businesses seeking to do business in Africa.

Prominent members of the U.S. policy community as well as entrepreneurs involved in the African business environment attended the roundtable.Dr. Monde Muyangwa, Director of the Wilson Center Africa Program, and Ms. Rahama Wright, facilitated the discussion.

This event was by invitation only.

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Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.    Read more

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