Promoting Africa
Founded in December 2007 by the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation (DMF), the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital is a modern institution offering free care. Taken in part by several American doctors, this hospital allows the most deprived to have access to care very often out of their reach. With a capacity of more than 150 beds, the…
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Using the same raffia fiber that he and other weavers use to make a variety of items (baskets, vases, chairs), Ojo Obaniyi began customizing his Volkswagen pickup by covering the inside and out, Outside the car (from the steering wheel through the wheels to the dashboard) with palm leaves (also known as raffia). In creating…
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Bloomberg recently revealed its ranking of the 50 most influential personalities of the economic world, and in it there are three African. These are Tidjane Thiam, Aliko Dangote and Mo Ibrahim. Franco-Ivorian Tidjane Thiam (23rd in the overall standings) appears in first position on the African scale. He is the former CEO of Britain Prudential,…
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Despite a promising future in the field of public health and civil engineering, Asmelash Zerefu decided 15 years ago to leave the academic world to pursue his passion for aviation. Rejected by the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy because he did not meet the entry requirements (he was not of the required size), he decided to…
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Andrew Kagia is the creator of Nairobi X, a video game set in Nairobi (Kenya) representing a character Otero, who is part of the Recce Squad, and who’s duty is to save the city from an alien invasion. The game begins at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, where Otero starts his mission after being briefed.
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The Burkinabees Moctar Dembélé and the Burundian Gérard Niyondiko two students in Burkina Faso have just been rewarded for their work by the University of Berkeley in California during the Global Social Venture Competition. After research at the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering in Ouagadougou, the two students developed this revolutionary soap. Composed…
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As a young boy, Sandile Shezi took all the money given to him for tuition in a particular year and used it to trade on the foreign exchange market. Today, at 23, he is one of South Africa’s youngest millionaires, and one of the country’s most successful forex traders.