Upbeat Africa
Malawian Man Brings Electricity to His Village
This is the story of Colrerd Nkosi, a young man from Malawi who single handedly brought electricity…
Cameroon’s Film Industry Bolstered by Netflix Deal
By: Josh Schlicht, AFJN InternJuly 1, 2021 Cameroonians are celebrating this month as two domestically produced films…
The International Children’s Peace Prize Winner: Divina Maloum
February 16, 2021 By Mariah Omer, AFJN Student Intern Divina Maloum is a young Cameroonian peace and…
The first African women to address the U.N. General Assembly
Out of the 193 total United Nations (UN) Member states, 54 represent African countries. Only four women representing their own countries have addressed its General Assembly. This is an important forum for a head of state to not only represent their country internationally, but also to stand out by making the country’s position on issues known on an international scale.
Africans Among Time Magazine 2020 World’s Most Influential People
This year’s prestigious Time 100 most influential people was released on Sept. 23. Among them is Julie…
Ghanian flag designer Theodosiah Okoh recognized as Revolutionary
By Chazmine A. Moore Theodisiah Okoh is the artistic designer behind Ghana’s flag, which is no small…
Flight Simulator built by Congolese pilot and engineer
In 18 months Illith Ongagna with the help of secondary school students from Brazzaville, the capital city…
Kenya: young Kago Kagichiri invents a virtual library for rural disadvantaged students
In 2009, Kago decided to drop out of college as a junior pursuing a degree in IT…
Ugandan innovators have breast cancer detection for male and female
Three young male technology experts from Uganda developed an app that uses a simple process to collect…
Ivory Coast: Environmental entrepreneur reforest areas by resorting to Kenyan Seed ball solution
After an initiative in Kenya to encourage reforestation, entrepreneur Sarah Traboulsi got inspired and decided to work…
A Glove that translates sign language
Roy Allela is a 25-year-old Kenyan engineer who has recently received recognition for inventing smart gloves that…
Nigerian teenagers win World tech innovation challenge
Despite all odds, women in Nigeria are breaking the code in technology. Yesterday, August 9th, five teenage…
Nigeria is Proud to Have a Winning Contestant in the Worlds Most Global Literary Prize
This years 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize announced a Nigerian-German writer Efua Traoré as the regional winner…
An Aquatic Crop Brings Empowerment to the Women of Zanzibar
A summary of an article by Lucy Ash Women of Zanzibar are having a boom of economic…
Help has arrived from Uganda in Malaria testing
When it comes to the most occurring causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa, malaria takes the lead….
Can Rwanda win an economic war against the US?
President Paul Kagame believes that to grow the garment industry in his country, his compatriots should wear…
Meet Ghana’s first female pilot, engineer and trainer
Patrecia Mawuli is raised in the rural village of Ghana where there is no electricity and water…
Seychelles Named Most Improved Country for Climate and Energy Strategies
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) just ranked the small African nation of Seychelles as the most…
Story Out of Kenya Becomes Oscar Nominated Short Film
In December 2015, members of the terrorist group al-Shabaab stormed a bus in northeastern Kenya and demanded…
