The final shortlist for the 5th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa with winners announced in Cape Town on November 11th, 2019.

The annual Awards attracted over 400 submissions from 52 countries, with solutions launched in African markets by start-ups, established ventures, and corporates.

The awards supported by Tencent and Mobile Monday South Africa (MOMO) 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. Category winners are also invited to Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020 to join 600+ tech leaders from across the continent.

Applications for the 14 categories were assessed and judged by an independent panel of industry experts including media, investors, and leaders from the tech ecosystem. Having assessed all the entries, the judges have whittled it down to the following finalists;

AgriTech

• Aerobotics for Aeroview InField (South Africa)
• Dytech (Zambia)
• El-kanis & Partners for FarmX Mobile App (Nigeria)
• Go Africa LLC for Go Africa (USA)
• Promagric for Clinic Plant (Cameroon)

Blockchain Award

• Fliptin for Cert Tin (South Africa)
• Kriptolink Ltd for Kriptolink – Blockchain  (South Africa)
• Luno (United Kingdom)
• RippleNami, Inc. (Kenya)

Best African App

• Appy Saúde (Angola)
• Carbon (OneFi) for Carbon (Nigeria)
• Secureview Limited (Nigeria)
• T&A Developers for Field Geologist (Cameroon)
• Carry1st Trivia

Changing Africa Award

• BRCK for MOJA (Kenya)
• Flutterwave (Nigeria)
• Pargo (South Africa)
• PesaKit(Kenya)
• Snapplify (South Africa)

Disruptive Innovation Award

• KOKO Networks (Kenya)
• BRCK for MOJA (Kenya)
• Franc Group for Franc (South Africa)
• JOBJACK (South Africa)
• Pargo (South Africa)

EdTech Award

• BeBlocky, inc. for BeBlocky : Coding For Kids (Ethiopia)
• eLimu for Sheeko (Kenya)
• LightSail Education for LightSail Educational E-Reader (South Africa)
• Moringa School (Kenya)
• ShuleSoft (Tanzania)

Enterprise Solution Award

• CTRADE Securities (Zimbabwe)
• Flutterwave (Nigeria)
• Smart Scope (Cameroon)
• PM Connect (United Kingdom)
• Siniam (Kenya)

FinTech Award

• Aspira Kenya (Kenya)
• Carbon (OneFi) for Carbon (Nigeria)
• Envisionit e-Pay (South Africa)
• Karri Payments (South Africa)
• NowPay (Egypt)

HealthTech Award

• 54gene (Nigeria)
• Appy Saúde (Angola)
• Chefaa (Egypt)
• Helium Health (Nigeria)
• Vula Mobile (South Africa)

IoT Award

• Liquid Telecom (Kenya)
• Mokine (Cameroon)
• Hope Tech Plus for Sixth Sense (Kenya)
• TREP LABS (Nigeria)

mCommerce Award

• FIXCHAP (Tanzania)
• Lekkify (Nigeria)
• Jowato.com (Ghana)
• Nubian Galore(Worldwide)
• One Kiosk Africa (Nigeria)

Mobility & Transport Award

• AWA BIKE (Nigeria)
• Bwala (Kenya)
• Lori Systems (Kenya)
• MVXchange (Nigeria)
• Msafiri App (Kenya)

Media & Entertainment Award

• AFRIPODS (Kenya)
• Carry1st (South Africa)
• PM Connect (U.K)
• Publiseer (Nigeria)
• Spotify for Spotify Lite (Sweden)

Social Impact Award

• Bekia (Egypt)
• Esoko for Insyt(Ghana)
• Flare for Rescue by Flare (Kenya)
• IDEA Digital Education (South Africa)
• Moringa School (Kenya)