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2024 Africa Prize Final: Celebrating 10 years of impact
Join us as we mark a decade of engineering innovation with the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The 10th Anniversary Africa Prize final promises to be a landmark event, showcasing the innovations of 16 African entrepreneurs who have dedicated themselves to honing their engineering solutions over the past eight months.
The African Innovation Fellowship 2024 bootcamp
From 26 February to 1 March, over 20 female founders from 12 countries across the African continent travelled to the WomHub offices in Johannesburg to participate in the Africa Innovation Fellowship (AIF) bootcamp.
Catch up with the Africa Prize Alumni Representative Committee
The Africa Prize formed a new Alumni Representative Committee (ARC), which aims to strengthen the programme by tapping into the insights and expertise of the alumni community. We spoke with Edmand Aijuka, CEO of Kamata and Chair of ARC, about the committee's first year.
Over £1 million invested in African innovators as Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation reaches 10th anniversary
Royal Academy of Engineering celebrates 10th anniversary of prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with medal awarded by HRH The Princess Royal
World Food Day 2023
To celebrate World Food Day, we spoke to Africa Prize alumnus Tolulope Olukokun, who developed ThinkBikes CoolMAX, an electric cargo bike with a fridge that helps Nigeria’s smallholder farmers get fresh food crops to market.
Two innovators named as winners for Africa Prize 2023
Electrical engineer Anatoli Kirigwajjo wins with community ‘panic button’ inspired by traditional African warning drums and biomedical engineer Edmund Wessels selected for increasing access to reproductive healthcare for women in remote areas, with portable device for gynaecology.