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Mamane Kabirou Ousseini Wins Africa Prize Recognition for Likita Care in Niger
Published November 08, 2026
The Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2026 Africa Prize programme highlighted Likita Care as a locally built medical monitoring solution from Niger.
Mamane Kabirou Ousseini is being recognized by the Royal Academy of Engineering through its 2026 Africa Prize programme for Likita Care, a medical monitoring solution developed in Niger and described by the Academy as a locally manufactured kit for hospitals and clinics.
What the official source says
The Royal Academy of Engineering lists Mamane Kabirou Ousseini in its 2026 Africa Prize cohort and names him as the 2026 winner. In the Academy’s description, Likita Care combines vital-signs, cardiac and prenatal monitoring with offline AI decision support and digital protocols intended to improve triage and patient safety in healthcare settings.
Why the recognition matters
The Africa Prize is the Academy’s engineering-innovation programme for African entrepreneurs. In this case, the recognition brings attention to an effort to build more locally accessible clinical monitoring tools, with the official description emphasizing practical hospital and clinic use rather than a laboratory-only concept.
Editorial scope
This profile is deliberately limited to claims supported by the Academy’s official Africa Prize materials. It does not add performance claims, adoption figures or clinical outcomes beyond what the cited sources explicitly state.
Sources
This is an independent IQMIA editorial feature, not an endorsement or statement by the people mentioned.