This category is purposely for inspiring African stories and stories of change-makers in Africa.
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 prime example. If you ask me why Kimani Maruge is worth knowing, it will be based on the simple fact that he portrayed the notion that knowledge and education know […]
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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 Leones Converter website can correctly convert the old Leone to the new Leone in a second. All you need to do is to input the value of Leones you want to convert and its automated system will do the conversion. It’s simple, easy, reliable, accurate, and very fast.
First launched in 2013, this traffic regulating robot has made life easier for the people in the city of Kinshasa, because many of the motorists in the city admitted that the robot works effectively and even they prefer it to its human counterpart.
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Tela Michael Jolade is a Nigerian human calculator who can divide, add, subtract, multiply and even do square and cube root of any numbers either big or small.
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Kemisola Bolarinwa may have restored hope in the gradual fight against breast cancer after developing a unique and rarely spectacular smart bra that assists in the early detection of the disease. Kemisola Bolarinwa is a Nigerian innovator and scientist who has always had a keen interest in machines and the complexities of gadgets. Her first
Sierra Leonean Fulani chef, Fatmata Binta has been named the recipient of the seventh annual Basque World Culinary Prize, an award dedicated to chefs who have created positive change through gastronomy. She is the first Sierra Leonean and African to win the award in its history.
Thomas Fuller is historically portrayed as a figure who derailed the perception of black inferiority particularly during the arduous period of slavery and negro subjugation. Commonly known as the “Virginia Calculator”, Thomas Fuller was an enslaved African renowned for his exceptional mathematical abilities and wit. Thomas Fuller was born in the African continent, someplace between
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.
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!
