Designing Africa’s Innovation Ecosystem for Women: A Blueprint for Inclusive Startup Ecosystems Across Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Blog )Africa holds the highest rate of female entrepreneurship in the world. Yet in 2025, women-led startups received less than 1% of total venture capital deployed on the continent.
UNDP launches e-course on sovereign credit ratings for African government officials
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )Targeted at officials from ministries of finance, central banks, debt management offices, statistical agencies, the course also draws on experiences from countries that have successfully improved their ratings.
UNDP and the African Development Bank launch BRIDGE project to strengthen inclusive governance and women’s leadership
Stories & Blogs UNDP-Africa (Press Release )BRIDGE is coordinated through the Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions (AFSIT), an African Union Commission (AUC)-UNDP joint initiative that provides targeted and catalytic support to African countries navigating complex political transitions.
GiveToGain: Promoting women's economic empowerment in Southern Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Blog )As part of International Women's Day 2026, ECA SRO-SA joins UN Women in supporting the GiveToGain campaign which aligns with this year's global theme: Rights, Justice, Action, For ALL women and girls.
Water, sanitation, and women’s economic empowerment across the lifecycle in Africa
Stories & Blogs ECA (Blog )Across the lifecycle, inadequate WASH services impose particularly high costs on girls and women.