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Apps Africa has opened entries for its fifth Apps Africa Innovation Awards taking place on November 11th on the eve of AfricaCom

The fifth Apps Africa Innovation Awards, celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continent’s best innovations in 14 categories. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have launched services in at least one African market.

The Awards continue to be a leading barometer of innovation from across the continent and provide winners with industry recognition, global publicity, and networking with 300+ industry peers at the Awards party in Cape Town on November 11th on the eve of AfricaCom. Winners are also invited to the 3rd Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020 to join tech leaders, corporates, startups, and investors.

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Applications are welcome from mobile or technology ventures with services launched in at least one African market for the following award categories;

Disruptive Innovation Award Business models are being disrupted across the continent using technology and innovation. This award seeks to recognize the disruptive innovations and new business models that are changing Africa. Disruptive Innovation Award

Business models are being disrupted across the continent using technology and innovation. This award seeks to recognize the disruptive innovations and new business models that are changing Africa. Entries open across all sectors.

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Best Social and Messaging Award: Life is busy, and keeping in touch with others is essential, this award recognizes any social or messaging services that help Africans in their daily routines, share experiences or help people network together health Tech Award

This award celebrates the use of technology to improve health services in Africa. Entries may include a new service, device, software, hardware or use of apps, SMS, IVR or social media. Enter Now

Best African App Award: This award recognizes the best applications successfully launched on any platform to target African consumers or businesses. Entries are welcome across all sectors and platforms.

Enterprise Solution Award Africa: This award celebrates enterprise services across Africa. Entries welcome from innovative ventures and mobile services streamlining, improving and helping businesses across Africa. Enterprise Solution Award

This award celebrates enterprise services across Africa. Entries welcome from innovative ventures and mobile services streamlining, improving and helping businesses across Africa. Enter Now

Blockchain Awards: Few technologies have received as much attention in Africa as blockchain over the past year. This award will recognize initiatives that are utilizing blockchain technology to increase the speed, efficiency, accuracy, transparency or cost-effectiveness of any sector in Africa. Enter Now

News and Entertainment Award Africa: Mobile news and entertainment is now a burgeoning industry across Africa. This award seeks to recognize the best news and entertainment innovations. Examples include music, literary, gaming, children’s entertainment, lifestyle and video media & Entertainment Award

Mobile media, news, and entertainment: is now a burgeoning industry across Africa. This award seeks to recognize the best news and entertainment innovations. Examples include music, literary, gaming, children’s entertainment, lifestyle, and video. Enter Now.

Educational Award Africa: Delivering education has many challenges in Africa. This award recognizes services that are striving to improve education by utilizing mobile or other technologies. Educational Award

Delivering education has many challenges in Africa. This award recognizes services that are striving to improve education by utilizing mobile or other technologies. Enter Now

Fintech Award Africa: This award recognizes the best fintech innovation including digital currency, bitcoin, mobile money, wallets, P2P, money remittances & transfers, point of sale or funding platforFintech Award

This award recognizes the best fintech innovation including digital currency, bitcoin, mobile money, wallets, P2P, money remittances and transfers, point of sale or funding platforms. Enter Now

AppsAfrica Agritech AwardAgritech Award: This award recognizes the best tech innovations driving agriculture across the continent. This includes but is not limited to hardware, software, drones, big data, IoT services, mobile services or any technology supporting farmers, improving yields or supply chains in Africa. Enter Now

Social Impact Award Africa: This award recognizes an inspiring use of technology that has a positive social impact for an African community while contributing to economic and social development.Social Impact Award

This award recognizes an inspiring use of technology that has a positive social impact for an African community while contributing to economic and social development. Enter Now

IoT AppsAfrica Award: This award recognizes the most innovative internet of things (IoT) applications, devices, products or services from brands, companies, agencies or platforms that have excelled in utilizing IoT across Africa in any sector. Enter Now

mCommerce Award: This award is dedicated to celebrating the new wave of mobile commerce initiatives across Africa. Entrants might include online platforms, retail brands, portals, apps, classifieds, comparison sites and much more driving mCommerce across Africa. Enter Now

Pan African Award for mobile and tech innovation: Changing Africa Award. This award seeks to recognize the leading companies driving game-changing initiatives across Africa for the masses. Entrants might include MNO’s, leading tech platforms, hardware providers, banks, connectivity providers, OEM’s or any tech company driving progress across multiple African countries in any sector. Enter Now

Mobility Award: This award seeks to recognize the leading ventures using technology such as hardware, software, robotics, drones or innovative mobile services that improve mobility, logistics or supply chains in an African market. Enter Now

How much does it cost?

Entries will be charged $125 per category entered. Start-ups who are less than 18 months old will not be charged subject to approval and can contact us for a discount code. Enter Now

Key dates:

Applications – Open April – September 11th, 2019

Shortlist announced – October 8th

Winners announced – November 11th in Cape Town

You can view eligibility and FAQs before entering.

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