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Which African countries have some of the highest unemployment rates among women?

According to the latest figures from the World Bank, Sudanese women had the highest unemployment rate in Africa in 2021 at 30.5%, followed by women in South Africa at 30.3%, Gabon at 29.7%, Eswatini at 26.5% and Somalia at 25.7%.

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