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African Union 4IR Challenge

Key Information

Organisation

African Union

Status

Open

Application Deadline

10 Sep 2026

Program Type

Challenge

Amount

USD 50,000

About this Program

Seeking AI and IoT solutions to optimize public service delivery in AU member states.

Benefits & What You Get

Cash prize; support for public-private partnership pilots; AU endorsement.

Eligibility

Tech startups registered in an AU member country.

Startups That Could Apply

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Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

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