47 mins ago · Nigeria
‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Nigeria. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
From feeding schoolchildren to recycling tyres, these entrepreneurs are challenging stereotypes while solving social and environmental problems Africa is thought to have a higher proportion of female entrepreneurs than any other continent and yet many still struggle to access financing. Four business leaders from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Malawi tell…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way
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- The Guardian