The 10 African innovators were chosen from 700 applicants from 42 countries, and only one Nigerian innovator Sulaiman Bolarinde Famro made the list.
According to the AIF, the winners of the IPA will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, May 5, 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria. The winner will receive the sum of US$100,000 for the best innovation, based on marketability, originality, scalability, social impact and clear business potential. A runner-up will receive US$25,000 for the best commercial potential and another winner will receive US$25,000 as a special prize for innovation with the highest social impact.
Below are the IPA finalists:
Sulaiman Bolarinde Famro (Nigeria) for Farmking Mobile Multi-crop Processor.
Ashley Uys (South Africa) for OculusID Impairment Screening,
Daniel Gitau Thairu (Kenya) for Domestic Waste Biogas System,
Elise Rasel Cloete (South Africa) for GMP Traceability Management Software CC,
Joshua Okello (Kenya) for WinSenga,
Logou Minsob (Togo) for Foufoumix,
Dr Nicolaas Duneas (South Africa) for Altis Osteogenic Bone Matrix (Altis OBM),
Maman Abdou Kane (Niger) for horticultural tele-irrigation,
Melesse Temesgen (Ethiopia) for Aybar BBM,
Viness Pillay (South Africa) for WaferMatTM
The founder of the African Innovation Foundation and the IPA, Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, said in his statement, 'The IPA 2014 innovators demonstrate that the best way to achieve equitable economic growth for all Africans is to invest in local innovation and entrepreneurship.'
The 10 finalists were chosen for creating practical solutions to some of the continent's problems, ranging from a domestic waste biogas system to a wafer matrix for paediatrics anti-retroviral (ARV) drug.
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