HubPharm Africa Wins ECOWAS Startup Awards With $30,000 Prize

Nigerian health-tech startup HubPharm Africa has emerged as the overall winner of the second ECOWAS Startup Awards, taking home the competition’s $30,000 top prize at an awards ceremony in Abuja. Led by co-founder and chief executive officer Tope Kareem, HubPharm Africa defeated four other finalists from across West Africa to claim the first prize from a total awards pool of $65,000. Senegal’s Gaynako finished as first runner-up with $20,000, while Côte d’Ivoire’s myOpinion placed third and rece