Inspiring African Stories

Many Sierra Leoneans and black people are unaware of the massive exploits of Africanus Horton. Therefore, in an observatory position of Black History Month, the African Dream is unearthing the

In celebration of Black History Month, we celebrate King Nyagua, who was a wise, friendly and well respected Mende king who defied orders from British colonialists, thus making him one
In celebration of Black History Month, The African Dream celebrate one of the most inspiring, fearless, and prominent Sierra Leonean heroes in history, Lamina Sankoh -- one of the few
A young Nigerian woman identified as Oluwaseyi Adewumi, graduated from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) with a bachelor's degree, breaking a record of 59 years in the process.
A 21-year-old Nigerian, Amalu Chikamso, with no college education, has built a sports car that runs on an automatic engine.
Have you ever seen a cooking stove that runs on water? Or have you heard of a 67-year-old doing the unthinkable? Well, In Gombe State, Northern region of Nigeria, a
Siyabulela Lethuxolo Xuza was born in Mthatha in 1989. He is a 32-year-old South African energy-engineering expert and entrepreneur with a passion for clean affordable energy. Siyabulela is the founder
Esther Okade, who is born of Nigerian parents is said to have obtained a PhD before she turned 14.
Melvina Nicol -Wilson - a dual Sierra Leonean and Namibian citizen and student from the top-rated St George’s Diocesan school in Windhoek, Namibia, Southern Africa, has achieved a record-breaking set
James Momodu Dao Samba, a 20-year-old Sierra Leonean tech-prodigy, and self-taught engineer made a solar-powered wheelchair for persons with disability intending to solve the problems of “unavailable public transportation spaces
Nineteen years ago, Sierra Leone’s Reggae legend Amara Kabba was pronounced dead after a swimming incident in Lumley Beach, Freetown. What could have been a short and memorable visit to
Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura is a Sierra Leonean author, academic administrator, researcher, and scientist. He is arguably one of the world’s most educated men.
This poem is dedicated to Abu Bakarr Jalloh, Founder of The African Dream, and it is written by British-Sierra Leonean author and poet Ella Llewelyn Jones.
In the summer of 1579, a man, built like a wall, dark in complexion with kinky locks and inches taller than the natives, landed on the shores of Japan in
Kombo Dhikiri Kombo is a 26-year-old Tanzanian entrepreneur, tour guide, and founder of Combo Safaris, tourism and traveling website that help travelers and tourists with visa application, flights tickets, safari,

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