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World Economic Forum opens the search for Africa's top female entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs work on their projects at Nailab, a Kenyan firm that supports technology startups, behind the latest initiative, which targets entrepreneurs for their ideas on providing sex education through technology and social media in Nairobi, Kenya, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTX2JKNZ

'Africa's best prospects lie in its entrepreneurial talent': Women at work in a Kenyan start-up Image: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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Nneile Nkholise, iMED Tech Group, Bloemfontein, South Africa,  Larissa Uwase, CARL GROUP, Kigali, Rwanda and Audrey Cheng, Moringa School, Nairobi, Kenya at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Three of last year's winners: from left, Nneile Nkholise, Larissa Uwase and Audrey Cheng
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