Isah Auwal-Barde: 17 years old Nigerian teenager from Kano State invents robot using exoskeleton remote control
Isah Auwal-Barde, age 17, from Kano State in Nigeria has invented a robot that works with a robotic exoskeleton remote control.
2022
Meet Honesty Godwin: The Nigerian Man Who Built Foldable Electric Wheelchair Using Local Materials
In Nigeria, West Africa, a young and talented man named Honesty Godwin has built an electric wheelchair with an automatic obstacle avoidance system.
28-year-old South African entrepreneur Lesley Ncube launched his own smartphone
28 years old South African entrepreneur, computer scientist, and software developer, Lesley Ncube launched his own smartphone which he calls Shumi.
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Sallu Kamuskay – The Architect behind Salone Messenger, A Young Man that has embraced the path of Positivist Change Making
Founded in 2014 in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Salone Messenger is an online platform that tells Human Interest stories, among others.
John Edmonstone: The Enslaved Black Man Who Taught Charles Darwin The Skill of Taxidermy, A Skill That Made The Theory of Evolution Possible
John Edmonstone was an enslaved black man who taught the young and inexperienced Charles Darwin the skill of taxidermy.
17-year-old South African entrepreneur, Utlwanang Mmeti launches his own sneaker brand
In South Africa, a 17-year-old student Utlwanang Mmeti who wants his sneaker brand to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to start young has launched his own locally made sneaker brand called ‘Dapper Shooz’.
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Meet Jerry Mallo: Maker Of Nigeria’s First Luxury Sports Car And The First In West Africa
A 27-year-old Nigerian fabrication engineer and Chief Executive Officer of Bennie Technologies LTD., Jerry Mallo made history by building the first Nigerian-made fibre sports car in Nigeria and West Africa.
A 24-year-old from Niger has created the country’s first video game “Heroes of the Sahel”
The video game designed by a young man of 24, draws its substance and form from the cultural riches of Niger. Coveryni Issa Mahaman’s ambition is to make it an animated film in the medium term.
Niger has its first video game, designed in Niger and by a Nigerien. “Les Héros du Sahel”, named after this invention is made to adapt to android phones, computers and the Nitendo Wii.
The Story of Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche: The only Black Man of African Ancestry Onboard The R.M.S Titanic
Millions of people have either seen or read the story of the R.M.S Titanic. But how many of us have read about Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche, a Haitian engineer – the only black man of African ancestry that was onboard the R.M.S Titanic.
In remembrance of Christopher Nsamba, the Ugandan who designed the world’s largest life-saving incubator
In June 2020, a Ugandan innovator, researcher and engineer Christopher Nsamba, the founder and director of the African Space Research Program, designed the largest and most technologically advanced baby incubator in the world.