Royal Academy Named Africa Prize Finalists
Four innovators have been selected to compete for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation in Johannesburg.
Updated on Sept. 28, 2026 in Africa
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The Royal Academy of Engineering has revealed the four finalists for the 12th edition of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. These innovators, hailing from Kenya, Niger, and South Africa, will compete for a top prize of £50,000.
Why it matters
The prize aims to support technical solutions tailored to critical regional needs, such as healthcare access and agricultural sustainability. The competition highlights engineering breakthroughs designed to solve local challenges through innovation.
Finalists will receive £10,000, while the overall winner takes home £50,000. Innovations include a 40-foot container dialysis clinic, an AI-powered cardiac tool, a patient-monitoring system, and a system capable of processing 3,000 litres of urine daily.
The players
Royal Academy of Engineering
This professional engineering institution organizes the annual Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation to recognize scalable solutions.
Naom Monari
She is an innovator who developed Renal Roads, a mobile dialysis clinic housed in a shipping container.
Alice Muhuhu
She created the AI-enabled MoyoECG platform designed to speed up cardiac monitoring interpretations.
Mamane Ousseini
He developed the Likita Care patient-monitoring system that has already been deployed to 70 units.
Dyllon Randall
He developed the Pee-Cycling system which converts urine into fertiliser to address resource security.
The details
The finalists developed diverse solutions, including Naom Monari's Renal Roads dialysis clinic and Alice Muhuhu's MoyoECG platform. Other projects include Mamane Ousseini's Likita Care patient monitoring and Dyllon Randall's Pee-Cycling system for fertiliser production.
Timeline
The Africa Prize ceremony is scheduled for October 28, 2026, in Johannesburg.
Travel Outlook
This event reflects the ongoing effort to build a pan-African engineering ecosystem that supports scalable technology development. By hosting the ceremony in Johannesburg, the academy highlights the region's increasing influence on global technical solutions.
For those interested in regional innovation, the prize ceremony offers a window into the technologies shaping future healthcare and agricultural sectors in Africa. Tracking these finalists can provide insight into upcoming commercial tools that may soon be deployed across the continent.
The takeaway
The Africa Prize demonstrates that localized engineering solutions are vital for addressing specific public health and resource challenges. These innovations prove that compact, mobile technologies can significantly increase the reach of essential services.
What happens next
The Africa Prize ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 28, 2026, in Johannesburg, where the winner will be announced.
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