%0 Journal Article %T Crowdfunding: Genesis and Comprehensive Review of Its State in Africa %A Oloutchègoun Josias Lawrence Adjakou %J Open Journal of Business and Management %P 557-585 %@ 2329-3292 %D 2021 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojbm.2021.92031 %X In developing countries, the topic of crowdfunding is still in its infancy because Europe; Asia and North America have monopolized almost all the researchers’ attention. Nevertheless, the number of scholars stressing the fact that investigations should be conducted on the economic impact of crowdfunding in developing countries where financial systems are still struggling is incredibly increasing. But before getting to that point, as Gajda and Walton stated, “An analysis of primary and secondary data; in-depth assessment of live projects and statistical analysis could provide more insight (…) how to make crowdfunding more accessible to entrepreneurs in the developing world” (Gajda & Walton, 2013: p. %K Crowdfunding %K Entrepreneurship %K Funding %K Equity %K Debt %K FinTech %K Equity Gap %K Africa %K Economic Development %K Developing Countries %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107754