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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

TechCrunch

mPharma is also present in Gabon where it has a contract with the government to build a drug supply chain infrastructure. The number of virtual centers is primed to grow further alongside mPharma’s plan to increase its community pharmacies by 10 times over the next three years, from the current 200 centers.

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Health tech startup mPharma acquires Vine Pharmacy, enters Uganda

TechCrunch

Last month, mPharma set-up operations in Gabon after the West African country contracted it to build drug supply chain infrastructure, increasing the startups footprint in the provision of pharmaceutical systems and distribution networks across the continent.

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A View from Istanbul

NTEN

Having caught the travel bug years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, Peg went on to train teachers for the Peace Corps in Morocco, Mauritania, Lesotho and Gabon. Peg has international experience in education and training that provides her a unique perspective.

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Francophone African super app Gozem grabs $5M to expand and offer more services

TechCrunch

Now that Gozem is present across 13 cities, having moved to Gabon and Cameroon with over 800,000 registered users and completed more than 5 million trips, the founders say the company is setting sights on providing digital banking services and lending to its users. Image Credits: Gozem.

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Report: Conflict Has 114 Million People Displaced

The NonProfit Times

Gabon and Niger had military coups in 2023, completing a “coup belt” that stretches coast-to-coast across Africa, according to the report’s authors. The proportion of people living in countries with closed civic space, 30.6%, is the highest in years. In countries that have recently undergone military coups, army rule has consolidated.

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