CompetitionWhere your venture worksCloses 6 Dec 2026
Competitions open to people anywhere in Africa
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Showing 25 to 48 of 64 open to people anywhere in Africa. That is 64 on these pages and 9 more behind the “more from” lines, 73 in all. The pages show up to 2 from each organisation, so one large employer cannot fill them. Tap “more from” to see the rest of its listings. Counted as of 20:09 on 1 November, Lagos time. Every listing, wherever it is open
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Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026
Social Shifters and Allianz
Open to any nationality
CompetitionOnlineCloses 18 Dec 2026
Africa Jobs Fund x SDRB Somalia Business Plan Competition 2026
Africa Jobs Fund
Open to any nationality
CompetitionOnline, Somalia focus5 days left
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Award 2026
Octopus Energy
For people living in Angola, Benin, Botswana and 44 more
CompetitionOnline, 47 countriesCloses 11 Dec 2026
ARSO 14th Continental Essay Competition 2026/2027
African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO)
For people living in Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more
CompetitionOnline, AfricaNo closing date published
Carnegie Challenge for Civic Leadership
Ashoka (Andrew Carnegie Foundation)
For citizens of Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa
CompetitionKenya, Nigeria, South AfricaCloses 31 Jan 2027
CompetitionRemote, worldwide5 days left
CompetitionRemote, worldwide5 days left
CompetitionRemote, worldwide3 days left
Sony World Photography Awards 2027, Youth competition
World Photography Organisation
Open to any nationality
CompetitionOnlineCloses 5 Jan 2027
Sony World Photography Awards 2027, Student competition
World Photography Organisation
Open to any nationality
CompetitionOnlineCloses 27 Nov 2026
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
African Poetry Book Fund
For citizens of Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more
CompetitionOnlineCloses 1 Dec 2026
Science Without Borders Challenge 2027 (Navigate with Care)
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Open to any nationality
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 1 Mar 2027
IUSSP Early Career Award 2027 (Africa Region)
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
For people living in Algeria, Angola, Benin and 51 more
CompetitionAfrica regionCloses today
CompetitionOnline1 day left
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 (ages 17 and under)
Natural History Museum, London
Open to any nationality
CompetitionRemoteCloses 3 Dec 2026
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026, Adult Competition (entry fee waived for residents of listed African countries)
Natural History Museum, London
Remote from Africa
CompetitionRemote, AfricaCloses 3 Dec 2026
CompetitionRemoteCloses 11 Mar 2027
Through MY EYES International Competition 2026/27 (poetry, art, short film)
Never Such Innocence
Open to any nationality
CompetitionOnlineCloses 26 Feb 2027
CompetitionRemoteCloses 18 Dec 2026
CompetitionRemoteCloses 21 Feb 2027
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 31 Jan 2027
CompetitionCloses 15 Nov 2026
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
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