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Four African Innovators Finalists for 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Published November 07, 2026
Kenyan, Nigerien, and South African entrepreneurs pitch transformative health and environmental technologies
The 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation final will showcase four pioneering African entrepreneurs whose technologies promise to transform healthcare and environmental sustainability across the continent.
The Finalists and Their Innovations
Alice Muhuhu from Kenya developed MoyoECG, an AI-powered electrocardiogram device that enables rural clinics to perform hospital-grade cardiac screening, facilitating early detection of heart disease in low-resource settings. Mamane Kabirou Ousseini from Niger created Likita Care, a locally manufactured monitoring kit combining connected hardware, clinical software, and local digital fabrication to improve vital signs, cardiac, and prenatal monitoring in hospitals and clinics. Naom Monari from Kenya leads Renal Roads, sub-Saharan Africa’s first mobile dialysis unit built inside a repurposed 40-foot shipping container mounted on a trailer, operating on a fixed weekly schedule from local government health facilities to bring kidney care to rural communities. Dyllon Randall from South Africa innovated Pee-Cycling, a fertiliser system that collects urine through waterless urinals or no-mix toilets, stabilises it to prevent nitrogen loss, and uses pretreatment and reverse osmosis to produce concentrated, nursery-grade liquid fertiliser and clean reusable water.
The Prize and Event Details
The finalists will pitch live on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at 4.30pm UTC+2 in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the event also accessible online via Zoom. The winner will receive the £50,000 grand prize, while other finalists will be awarded £10,000 each to support their businesses. The Africa Prize, hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering, supports African entrepreneurs with training, mentoring, and resources to scale innovations that address pressing challenges on the continent.
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