Last Sunday, a quiet revolution played out on a continental stage. Mawada Shayeb, Sudanese pharmacist, founder and CEO of Camli Beauty , stood before the formidable panel of Egypt Shark Tank and walked away with not one, but two sharks committing to invest in her vision. This wasn’t just a win for one entrepreneur; it was a powerful signal in the evolving story of African women-led businesses. The Genesis: From Pharmacy Counter to Cultural Custodian Mawada’s journey began not in a...

Moma Renewable Energy Winners of JICA Innovate Against GBV contest Yvonne Mose is not just building a company—she’s leading a movement. As a Kenyan social entrepreneur, clean energy innovator, and gender justice advocate, she is reshaping rural African communities by tackling waste, energy poverty, and gender-based violence (GBV) in one integrated model. She is the Founder and CEO of MOMA Renewable Energy and a founding member of the survivor-led organisation FDP (Freedom, Development and...

This is marks the end of "The Funding Series' and we end with the most personal barrier, and often the most painful to confront. It's the unspoken doubt in the room, the subtle shift in questioning, the feeling that you have to be ten times better just to be considered equal. This is The Credibility Question. Let's be honest. As women founders, and especially as African women, we sometimes face an unconscious bias that questions our ambition, our technical prowess, and our capacity to handle...