13-year-old Alena Analeigh Becomes The Youngest Black Medical Student In American History

Alena Analeigh Wicker has undoubtedly stamped her name in the history books after becoming the youngest Black person to have been accepted into medical school…

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The inspiring story of Conty Fonane: The man who built a full-scale classic 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 entirely out of wire

A Lesotho-born, South African wire art solo entrepreneur, Conty Fonane made headlines after he built a full-scale classic 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 entirely out of wire.

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Dr Sheik Umar Khan

Remembering Sierra Leone’s Forgotten Ebola Hero: Dr Sheik Umar Khan

Dr Sheik Umar Khan was a doctor from Sierra Leone who led the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone and saved more than 100 people before succumbing to the deadly disease and died aged 39.

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Arthur Zang

Arthur Zang: An African Real-Life Superhero Who Saves Lives With A Tablet

Arthur Zang is a Cameroonian IT specialist and inventor of Cardio Pad, Africa’s first computer tablet to diagnose people with heart disease.

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Sierraflixx

Sierraflixx: Two Young Sierra Leoneans Set To Launch Sierra Leone’s First-ever Movie Streaming Platform

Two young Sierra Leoneans, Idrissa Barry Jalloh and Fatu Kamara have created a streaming platform called Sierraflixx that is twenty-five times faster than YouTube and streams up to 4K ultra high-quality video resolution.

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Iddris Sandu

Meet Iddris Sandu: The 25-year-old Ghanaian Tech Genius And The Brainchild Behind Uber, Snapchat And Instagram

Iddris Sandu is a 25-year-old Ghanaian tech genius who is responsible for algorithms that have made Uber, Snapchat, and Instagram what they are today.

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The Enslaved Black Man Behind The Jack Daniel’s Whiskey

Jasper Newton popularly known as “Jack Daniel” is celebrated for inventing Jack Daniel’s Whiskey in the 19th century. However, the company announced in 2016 that Daniel had learnt the skill of whiskey making from a black man named Nathan “Uncle Nearest” Green.

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Evans Wadongo

The inspiring story of Evans Wadongo: The Kenyan who designed the first-ever African-designed solar lamp

Evans Wadongo is the Co-Founder and CEO of GreenWize Energy Ltd., Kenya. Evans Wadongo made headlines at the age of 19 when he designed the first-ever African-designed solar lamp made from recycled materials.

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Was the KFC Recipe A Stolen Concept From A Black Woman Named Miss Childress?

Miss Childress, a black woman and African American is the brain behind the original KFC formula NOT Colonel Sanders

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Mohamed Buya Turay

Mohamed Buya Turay Signs For Malmö FF, The Most Successful Football Club In Sweden

Sierra Leonean forward, Mohamed Buya Turay has signed a 3.5 years contract with Malmö FF, the most successful football club in Swedish football history. 

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Who Is Alhaji Ing. Mohamed Babatunde Cole – The Businessman Who Built And Donated A State-of-The-Art Multi-purpose Building Worth US$2 Million To Fourah Bay College

Alhaji Ing. Mohamed Babatunde Cole is a fellow of the Institute of Engineers in Sierra Leone; and a member of the Professional Engineers Registration Council.

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Meet The First African Woman To Fight In A War In The 15th Century

When the topic of battle comes into question, there is a type of misinformation as to the roles of women in conquest. It is often…

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Constance Cummings-John

Who Is Constance Cummings-John – The Beautiful Sierra Leonean Woman On The New Twenty Leones Currency

Constance Cummings-John was a Sierra Leonean educationist and politician in both pre and post-colonial Sierra Leone who campaigned for women’s rights in Sierra Leone and the continent of Africa at large. She was born in 1918 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, into the elite Krio Horton family.

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Mamadu Ndulador Bah

20-year-old Sierra Leonean Innovator Mamadu Ndulador Bah Has Developed The First Locally Made Computer Power Bank In Sierra Leone

A 20 years old Sierra Leonean inventor and innovator, Mamadu Ndulador Bah, known for his fuel-free generator innovation has made history by developing the first-ever locally made computer power bank in Sierra Leone that can fully charge a computer twice before it runs out of power. He also developed a solar-powered generator that runs for 24 hours nonstop.

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Valentine Strasser

The Story Of Valentine Strasser, Africa’s Youngest President

When Valentine Strasser took over Sierra Leone as the country’s Head of State three days after his 25th birthday, he set a record for the youngest Head of State in history. Capt. Valentine Strasser rose to prominence as one of six equally young fellow officers who led the military coup that ousted Ex-President Joseph Saidu Momoh on April 29, 1992.

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WHAT WILL BE THE STATUS OF FINES IN VARIOUS LEGISLATIONS, AFTER THE REDENOMINATION OF THE LEONES?

As the Old Leone is expected to run concurrently with the New Leone till September, what will be the status of our laws with respect to fines in various legislations after the date set forth for the Old Leone elapses?

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Meet Kimani Maruge: The Oldest Person To Ever Enroll In Primary School

It is never too late after all. There might be years wasted but no mistake is too great to bounce back. Kimani Maruge is a…

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How A Black Woman Invented The World’s First Sanitary Kit

It is often misunderstood by people with racial thoughts to dwell in the ideology that blacks are racially inferior or mentally inept. Well, the inspiring…

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24-year-old Desire Kabengela Created The First African-Made Treadmill

It was created in the Democratic Republic of Congo by a 24 years old Desire Kabengela. Desire is a student of electro-mechanics at the higher institute of Applied techniques in Goma.

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The Therapist Makes History By Becoming The Fastest Sierra Leonean Artiste To Hit A Million YouTube Views In Less Than A Month!

The Therapist has become the fastest Sierra Leonean artiste to hit a million YouTube views on a single music video with his trending song ‘Nack’. An extraordinary record meted out by the new kid on the block.

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