Description
In a special programme, Myra Anubi is in Nairobi, Kenya at the final of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation which rewards the best new innovators on the continent. Their exciting solutions deal with access to healthcare, plastic recycling, waste disposal and pest detection. She meets the finalists and finds out which one of them has walked away with the £50,000 prize.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer: Richard Kenny
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound Mix: Annie Gardiner
(Image: Finalists in the 2024 Africa Prize, Royal Academy of Engineering)
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