Inspiring African Stories

Siphenkosi Nqoro, the second of five children born to unemployed parents graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Fort Hare.

After a series of neglect and disappointment of being denied work as a flight attendant, 48-Year-Old Sibongile Sambo launched her airline. The company is the first female-owned company in Africa.

Stacey Fru is a 15-year-old South African author, child activist, philanthropist, speaker. At the age of 7, she became the youngest award-winning author in Africa.
South African surgeon, Dr Mashudu Tshifularo became the first surgeon in the world to successfully cure deafness using 3D technology.
Mansour Ciss Kanakassy, a Senegalese man has created a new single currency for the African continent as a symbol of "African economic integration, created in opposition to the Franc CFA."
Israel Acheampong, a Ghanaian graduate and techpreneur has launched his own social media platform called Stayplain
Zimbabwean woman, Professor Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe who is now an Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, made history in 2017 when she became the continent's youngest PhD

Sierra Leonean innovator and artificial intelligence guru, Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie, has stoked many Africans to amusement after developing South Africa’s first operational humanoid robot. It is the first African-built humanoid

South African woman, Johanna Mazibuko, is the oldest woman in the world at the age of 128. The Centenarian celebrated her birthday on May 11 and ever since then, there

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is an Ethiopian entrepreneur who grew up in the poor district of Zenabwork in the capital, Addis Ababa.
Gabriel Phinda, a Batswana entrepreneur born in Botswana and currently lives in the United Kingdom has taken the footwear industry by storm with his sneaker brand X-manhunt.
28 years old Nigerian, Victoria Oluboyo has been elected as a City Councillor in Parma, Italy after she ran for the same office 5 years ago but did not win.
Freweini Mebrahtu is an Ethiopian innovator who brought access to safe, hygienic and affordable reusable menstrual pads to her country.
Adaeze Adinnu is a Nigerian artist whose unique skills and exceptional artistic skills have earned her a place in the world of arts.

Maniru Ibrahim is a mathematics genius who was awarded a scholarship worth over €20 million by the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training in the Foundation of Data Science.

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