Top 5 happiest cities in Africa in 2023
The 2023 Happy City Index has spoken, and here are the top 5 happiest cities in Africa.
Inspiring African Stories
This category is purposely for inspiring African stories and stories of change-makers in Africa.
Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde – The First Sierra Leonean Woman To Obtain A PhD
In 1966, at age 34, Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde made history in the field of academia by becoming the first Sierra Leonean woman to obtain a PhD. She was also one of the youngest women in the world to obtain a PhD during that period.
Sierra Leonean photographer wins ‘Best in Fest’ Award in Kigali
Hickmatu Leigh, a skilled, crafty and talented Sierra Leonean photographer and content creator has won the prestigious ‘Best In Fest’ Award in Kigali, Rwanda.
Education, Inspiring African Stories
Four Nigerian Students Bag Cambridge Learners’ Awards
Four Nigerian students; Mfonmma-Abasi Okon Bassey, Daniel Chiemelie Anohu, Khalidah Fatume Amal Doyinsola Usman and Ain Sufiya Binti Mohd Iqbal have emerged as winners of the Cambridge Learners’ Awards.
65 years old woman in Sierra Leone writes BECE exams
Mama Margaret, who is currently 65 years old, is the oldest among candidates registered for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone’s Haja Isatu Bah Shortlisted for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2023
Haja Isatu Bah, founder of Uman4Uman, a social enterprise that produces and sells reusable sanitary pads, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Commonwealth Youth Awards 2023.
Meet Fezile Dhlamini, the South African engineer who builds electric scooters from scratch
Soweto-born Fezile Dhlamini is the founder of Green Scooters, Africa’s first all-electric e-hailing network and a proudly South African company, as well as Scooter Treats, a related online food delivery business.
Young Sierra Leonean Tech Enthusiast M’mah Zombo Launched Weather Web App
M’mah recently developed a Weather Web App, inspired by her desire to contribute to one of the UN’s global goals, she chose Sustainable Development Goal 13, which is to “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”
How a university dropout produced the first locally made sneakers in Cameroon
Ayissi William is a Cameroonian sneakers designer and founder and designer of ICE footwear, the first locally made sneakers in Cameroon.
Meet Theo Baloyi – Founder of Africa’s Leading Sneaker Brand
Theo Baloyi is an accountant-turned-businessman who has built a thriving sneaker venture that sells shoes online and already has multiple physical stores across South Africa.