This category is purposely for inspiring African stories and stories of change-makers in Africa.
Captain Kogmotso Phatsima is one of Botswana’s first female military pilots. She is the President and Founder of Dare to Dream, a social enterprise dedicated to advancing youth, women, and girls in STEM with a focus on aviation, aerospace, and entrepreneurship development.
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. Sibongile Sambo was born in 1974 in the town of Bushbuckridge, South Africa. She completed her tertiary education earning a Bachelor in Administration at the
Roy Allela is a 28-year-old Kenyan inventor and software engineer who invented smart gloves that convert sign language into audio speech.
O’Plerou Grebet, a self-taught graphic designer from Ivory Coast has created more than 300 emojis illustrating traditional and modern-day Africa
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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.
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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.”
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Israel Acheampong, a Ghanaian graduate and techpreneur has launched his own social media platform called Stayplain
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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 holder at 23 years old.
