Davos: Okunbo-Rhodes pushes local capital mobilisation for Africa’s future

L-T: Founder and Managing Partner, ShEquity, Pauline Koelbl; Founder and Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management, Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes; Managing Partner, BKR Capital, Lise Birikubdavyi and Chief Growth Advisor, FINCA International and FINCA Ventures, Payel Farasat during a panel session on 'She leads, She builds, She scales: Women Shaping Africa’s Economic Future' at the World Economic Forum Davos 2026.

Female investors and fund managers have called for deeper local capital mobilisation as a pathway to long-term economic sustainability in Africa during a high-level panel at the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The session, titled 'She Builds, She Leads, She S

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