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Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: Insights from Africa Technical cooperation outcomeU NI T E D NAT I O NS CO NFE R E N C E ON T R A D E A N D D E VE L OP M E N T© 2025, United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States. The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.This publication has been edited externally.UNCTAD/TCS/DTL/INF/2025/4Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs:Insights from Africa iiiNoteWithin the Division on Technology and Logistics of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the E-Commerce and Digital Economy Branch seeks to enable developing countries to improve their capacity to engage in and benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy for sustainable development. The present publication has been developed as part of the work of its eTrade Initiatives Section, which leads efforts to support developing countries to engage in and benefit from the digital economy by leveraging global partnerships and policy dialogue and by fostering digital entrepreneurship.The Section manages key initiatives, including the eTrade for all initiative, which serves as a global platform to coordinate and scale support for e-commerce development, and the eTrade for Women initiative, which supports women digital entrepreneurs through three strategic action lines:(a) Advocacy and policy dialogue, to promote enabling policy and regulatory environments;(b) Tailored capacity-building, to help women-led digital businesses grow;(c) Community-building, to build strong digital ecosystems across the global South.Since its launch, the eTrade for Women initiative has supported more than 450 women entrepreneurs from 65 countries, helping them grow their businesses and drive digital transformation in their ecosystems. By empowering women-led digital micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, it creates a domino effect with broader, systemic impact. Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: Insights from Africa ivAcknowledgementsThe present publication was prepared, under the overall guidance of Torbjörn Fredriksson of the Division on Technology and Logistics of UNCTAD, by a team comprised of Sabrina Ielmoli and Viridiana Garcia-Quiles. Comments and suggestions were provided by Lisa Borgatti of the UNCTAD Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, Laura Cyron of the UNCTAD Division on Technology and Logistics and Mariangela Linoci of the UNCTAD Division on International Trade and Commodities.UNCTAD grate