The Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation is an award for excellence in engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa. Eight months are set aside to help the contestants. The winner is awarded ã25,000, with the second, third and fourth runners-up gaining ã10,000 each.
The award was introduced in January 2014 by the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom. Competitor engineers must be from Sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2024 Esther Kimani was the winner of the prize and, because it was the award's tenth year, she was awarded ã50,000. She was second winner from Kenya. Kimani had developed a method of identifying diseases in crops using image analysis.
A web based App that translates speech to sign language in real-time took the 2025 "Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation. The app was called Terp 360 and it was developed by Elly Savatia from Kenya. The speech is translated by AI in real-time to be performed by 3D avatars. The development included over 2,000 local signs in order that it could be adopted easily.
Sixteen competitors are selected and they are given any support they need during the competition and beyond to deliver their projects. These competitors receive training and support and they get the opportunity to improve their networking. The winner receives ã25,000 and the second, third and fourth places are awarded ã10,000.