Radical Breakthroughs · Rising Continent

The Future
Is Made In
Africa.

XPRIZE Africa rallies innovators across the continent and the world to solve humanity's grandest challenges, from health and learning to water, energy, food and climate.

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54African Nations
06Challenge Tracks
01Shared Mission
XPRIZE Carbon Removal – $100M// Global Learning XPRIZE – $15M// Feed the Next Billion – $15M// IBM Watson AI XPRIZE – $5M// XPRIZE Carbon Removal – $100M// Global Learning XPRIZE – $15M// Feed the Next Billion – $15M// IBM Watson AI XPRIZE – $5M//
Challenge Tracks

Grand challenges, African solutions

An initial curated set of Africa-focused tracks each one builds on a real global XPRIZE prize. Africa-specific rules, dates and purses will be announced.

Health

AI for African Health

AI tools built in Africa, for Africa from early diagnosis to local-language health assistants that reach the last mile.

Artificial IntelligenceHealthcareDiagnostics
🏆 Builds on XPRIZE Healthspan a $101M global prize
Water & Energy

Clean Energy & Water for All

Decentralised clean power and water systems that reach homes, clinics and schools the grid forgot.

EnergyWaterInfrastructure
🏆 Builds on XPRIZE Water Scarcity a $119M global prize
Learning

The Future of Learning

Scalable learning tools that let every child teach themselves anywhere, on any device.

EducationAILiteracy
🏆 Builds on the Global Learning XPRIZE $15M, field-tested in East Africa
Food & Climate

Feed the Next Billion

Resilient food systems that raise yields, cut waste and bring nutritious food to every table.

AgricultureNutritionFood Systems
🏆 Builds on Feed the Next Billion a $15M global prize
Food & Climate

Climate & Carbon Removal

Climate solutions rooted in African landscapes from carbon removal to community-level adaptation.

ClimateCarbonRestoration
🏆 Builds on XPRIZE Carbon Removal a $100M global prize
Tech & AI

AI for Everyone

Human-centred AI that speaks African languages and solves African problems at scale.

Artificial IntelligenceLanguagesInclusion
🏆 Builds on the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE a $5M global prize
Our Ecosystems

One network. Every corner of the continent.

XPRIZE Africa connects the communities, sectors and innovation networks that turn ideas into prize-winning ventures.

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Grassroots Innovators

Community inventors, makers and informal-sector problem-solvers who build for the realities of their own streets and know the problems better than anyone.

  • Community maker spaces and hardware labs
  • Frugal engineering born from real constraints
  • Pathways from township workshop to world stage
Ecosystem Pillar
Founding Partners

Backed by institutions that build continents

African UnionCommission
Lavina RamkissoonAmb. Dr. – Founding Partner
EPFFounding Partner
GGDAGauteng Growth & Development Agency

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XPRIZE Africa Board Team

The people behind the prize

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Anousheh Ansari

CEO, XPRIZE Foundation

Chief Executive Officer of the XPRIZE Foundation, leading the global mission of radical breakthroughs.

Approved biography & portrait coming soon
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Amb. Dr. Lavina Ramkissoon

Founding Partner & Board Member

Founding partner of the XPRIZE Africa initiative.

Approved biography & portrait coming soon
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Nathan Mariemuhu

Board Member

Board member of the XPRIZE Africa initiative.

Approved biography & portrait coming soon
Get Involved

Ready to build the next breakthrough?

Whether you innovate, fund, govern or cheer there is a place for you in the XPRIZE Africa ecosystem.

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See the six challenge tracks and find where your idea fits.

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Bring your institution, industry or capital behind the prizes.

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Track global XPRIZE competitions and news as Africa joins the race.

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