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Welcomed by hordes of adoring fans wherever he goes in his native Ivory Coast, Drogba is no stranger to glory nights. Champions League final success in Munich in 2012, Premier League title celebrations, and playing for his country on the biggest stage of all, the World Cup; the 44-year-old did it all in the beautiful game.

The African Philanthropy Forum has announced the launch of the Africa Gender Initiative (AGI), a platform for African philanthropists to come together, mobilize funding, and work collaboratively to close the gender gap on the continent.

AGI has a 10-year fundraising goal of $50 million and will support the activities of Co-Impact and its Gender Fund, a $1 billion effort that was launched earlier this year. Before the pandemic, McKinsey Global Institute determined that progress toward gender equality was stalling in Africa.