June 2022

Meet Samuel Aboagye: The 18-year-old Ghanaian who built a wooden, solar-powered electric scooter from scratch

Inspiring African Stories

Samuel Aboagye is a young inventor from Ghana who has built from scratch an electric scooter powered by solar energy. The young Ghanaian prodigy told news outlets that he made known that the scooter was made to help disabled people in Ghana. Samuel made it known in a video with BBC that the inspiration behind this is that he wanted to help disabled people, so that they can move easily with the scooter without needing their legs for control.

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Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Meet Sam Kodo, The Togolese Who Built Low-cost Computers For Students In Togo

Inspiring African Stories

While he was at the university, Sam Kodo found it hard to have easy access to a computer that he could use in doing his assignments. So with this problem, Sam came up with the idea of building his own computer and making it less costly compared to a standard computer, because he believed there are also many students like him who are also going through the same challenge like his and thus building something like this will make access to computers easier for these students at an affordable price. He sells his computers for just US$90!

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Meet 17-year-old Ojo Jonathan Adewale: The Youngest Chartered Accountant In Africa

Inspiring African Stories

There is no limit to the accomplishment of black people around the world. Ojo Jonathan Adewale is a teenage prodigy and a widely revered young personality. Jonathan Adewale has embedded his name in the history books after becoming the youngest ever Chartered Accountant in Africa, if not the youngest on earth. Guess what, he is

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The village girl who became a Nobel Peace Prize winner – The incredible story Wangari Muta Maathai, first black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Wangari Muta Maathai, a Kenyan, founded the Green Belt Movement and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She became the first African woman and the first black woman to win the Noble Peace Prize.

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From Surviving A Horrific Plane Crash To Becoming An Internet Sensation: The Inspiring Story of Kechi Okwuchi

Inspiring African Stories

To me beauty has little or nothing to do with anything on the outside, because I believe our real beauty resides deep inside of us. After a huge escape from death by surviving a plane crash, Kechi Okwuchi has definitely qualified for being an amazing beauty of Africa.

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Meet 19-year-old Haley Taylor Schiltz: The Youngest Black Woman To Graduate From Law School In America

Inspiring Stories

Haley Taylor Schlitz hits double success after becoming the youngest law school graduate at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the youngest black woman to graduate from law school in the United States of America at age 19. Haley Taylor Schiltz had shown worthy signs of being a talented prospect in the law field. At age

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Meet 23-year-old Patience Masua: The Youngest Sitting Member of Parliament In Namibia And The Youngest In Africa

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Patience Masua is unarguably the youngest parliamentarian in Africa and the youngest member of parliament in Namibia. And as a woman, this is symbolic of the progress of women. Patience Masua was born in Namibia, Gobais, Omaheke, on January 7, 1999. Her family moved to the capital of Windhoek at age 2. She had her

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