Africa: Gender Inequality Costing Africa Billions, UN Agency Says

7 September 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa loses around Sh9.5 trillion every year due to gender inequality, a new report by a UN agency has warned.

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) held in Nairobi, the loss, is equivalent to six per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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