Inspiring African Stories

This category is purposely for inspiring African stories and stories of change-makers in Africa.

Historical – Sierra Leone’s Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie Has Developed The First Operational Humanoid Robot In South Africa

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 robot. Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie is the founder of the African School of Technology. He started the company in 2017. Tejan-Sie’s path to becoming influential and […]

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South African woman, Johanna Mazibuko is the oldest woman in the world at age 128

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 have been loud calls to have her enlisted in the Guinness World Record. Johanna Mazibuko was born on May 11, 1894. She grew up on

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Maniru Ibrahim – The Nigerian Mathematics Genius Who bagged €20m Scholarship To Study At Ireland’s Science Centre

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. Maniru Ibrahim is a first-class graduate of mathematics from the Northern institution of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. He graduated in 2017. He was able to

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