Africa: $408M to Expand Internet Access for Women 'Sitting Dormant', UN Report Says

19 March 2018

New research indicates more than $4008million in public funding collected to expand internet access in Africa is sitting dormant in public coffers.

The research from the Web Foundation, Alliance for Affordable Internet and United Nations Women, released at the 62nd UN Commission on the Status of Women, found many governments are failing to take action to connect women and other offline populations, despite funds earmarked for it.

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