This category is purposely for inspiring African stories and stories of change-makers in Africa.
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
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.
Godfrey Chitalu is a legendary Zambian footballer who played as a forward for Kitwe United and Kabwe Warriors. He is
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.
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.
Dr. John Kwesi Assan, a Ghanaian optometrist who completed the University of Cape Coast’s Doctor of Optometry program, has received the honorary title of Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), making him the youngest optometrist in Africa to achieve this feat.
Nasara James Dabo, a 13-year-old Nigerian genius girl from Kaduna State has set a remarkable record in Mathematics after she solved 34 Mathematics questions in 172 seconds to win the International Mathematical Olympiad Competition, winning gold.
Inspiring South African entrepreneur Sibongile Manganyi-Rath went from a vegetable seller on the streets of South Africa to a multi-million-dollar business owner
Allen Chafa, a Zimbabwean innovator has developed Smart Water Tech, a real-time water quality monitoring and control system to address waterborne diseases in Zimbabwe.
