This category is purposely for inspiring African stories and stories of change-makers in Africa.
Amie Fornah Sankoh, a Sierra Leonean woman who experienced hearing loss at the age of three during the country’s civil war, has become the first deaf, Black woman to achieve a doctorate in any field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in the United States of America.
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Tiye was the queen of Egypt of the 18th dynasty and the wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the mother of Akhenaten, and the grandmother of both King Tutankhamun and Ankhsenamun. Queen Tiye was characterized by enormous influence at the courts of her husband and was popular due to her diplomatic prowess of communicating directly with
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What started off as a joke of being a degree holder is slowly turning into an advocacy movement for education enhancement spearheaded by Allan The Degree Holder, a Zambian who uses satire and sarcasm to promote education on his Facebook page.
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Dr. Claire Karekezi is the first and sole female neurosurgeon in entire Rwanda. She has served as a consultant neurosurgeon at the Rwandan Military Hospital since 2018. Karekezi is one of six neurosurgeons in the country and she is widely recognized as an advocate for women in neurosurgery. Dr. Claire Karekezi is the acting chairperson
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An industrious Nigerian lady who moulds blocks to support her parents has wowed the internet after a video of her working on a construction site was shared. The lady was seen performing the task in a video shared by a TikToker @princedstn on TikTok, which has gone viral.
Nwanyeruwa was an Igbo woman from southeastern Nigeria during the colonial era who organized and led 10,000 Nigerian women to protest against the exploitative taxation system imposed by the British colonial administration. That revolt is generally called the Aba Women’s War of 1929. Her actions were cited as a significant piece of relevance in the
A 17-year-old Malawian student, Stuward Nankhumwa has built a free data Wi-Fi device to provide internet access to people living in his community.
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Godfrey Chitalu is a legendary Zambian footballer who played as a forward for Kitwe United and Kabwe Warriors. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He is known for some great footballing records, including two African champions club records, being the only African to make the top 5 international
In 1995, Captain Irene Koki Mutungi joined Kenya Airways as a second officer flying Fokker 50s, she became the first female pilot in the airline’s history and the first female pilot in Kenya.
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A 19-year-old high school dropout from Cameroon, Vidiol Tsague, has made passenger planes and drones built using local materials that can fly for minutes. Vidiol Tsague has been working on designing and putting together his innovations for the past eight years.
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