Month: April 2025

The Innovation Challenge winners pose with the ATU partners. The 4th edition of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge came to a close on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Strathmore University in Nairobi, with an inspiring awards ceremony honoring ten exceptional young innovators from Tanzania, Nigeria, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Kenya. Hosted by the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the event drew high-level leaders from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), and lead sponsor Huawei Technologies. The ceremony marked the grand finale of a rigorous program designed to empower Africa’s brightest minds in technology and innovation. The winning innovators were selected from a continent-wide pool and awarded an all-expenses-paid AI training program at Strathmore’s @iLabAfrica, one of the region’s premier ICT innovation hubs. The intensive course, led by…

@iLabAfrica, Huawei, and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) have joined forces in a historic collaboration to deliver a week-long intensive training programme for the 10 finalists of the 4th edition of the Africa Innovation Challenge. This flagship initiative, co-facilitated by Huawei and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), underscores a shared commitment to nurturing young African talent and fostering homegrown innovation. Launched in 2020, the Africa Innovation Challenge is an annual competition designed to identify and support young innovators and institutions developing solutions to pressing challenges on the continent. The 4th edition of the Challenge focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), spotlighting groundbreaking ideas from innovators under age 35 who are leveraging AI to transform their communities and sectors. The initiative continues to serve as a platform to empower youth, promote digital…