Famissima
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
IT specialist Ahlem Bouchahda ben-Tekaya developed a Web and mobile application that serves as...
Anti-malaria Drug
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Benin native Valentin Agon M.D. was the overall winner of the US$100,000 2016 Innovation...
Battery-powered Toys
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Thirteen-year-old Somali native Guled Adan Abdi is producing toys and home appliances using scraps...
Human Waste Bioreactor
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)Seventeen-year-old Leroy Mwasaru of Kenya is one of the youngest people to produce biogas,...
The Speaking Book
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
The Speaking Book was created in South Africa to help bridge the gap of...
Aybar Broad Bed & Furrows Maker (BBM)
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Ethiopian company Aybar Engineering PLC developed a low-cost tool that farmers can use to...
Farmking Mobile Multi-Crop Processor
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Sulaiman Bolarinde Famro, a 65-year-old Nigerian project consultant with a deep interest in rendering...
Mimosa Solar Panel
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
Nigerian-born Justus A. Nwaoga discovered a way to manufacture solar energy using the organic...
Dropifi
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
Dropifi is a smart widget developed by three young Ghanaians that allows small businesses...
Safari Yetu
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
Safari Yetu, Kiswahili for “Our Journey,” is a web and mobile-based reservation and ticketing...