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The Story of Tchuilieu Tchouanga, West Africa’s Solar Energy Pioneer.
For over two decades, Tchounga has been on a quest to power West Africa through solar energy, and despite the many challenges, he remains steadfast in his pursuit to see every African house and industry light up with clean energy. Patrick Nelle, bird story agency In...
“Returnees” are taking this Zimbabwean ICT firm Africa-wide
After recently acquiring controlling interests in Altron Mozambique and Altron Botswana, award-winning Tano Digital is now eyeing Kenya and Namibia as part of an expansion drive across Africa. The company, driven by a group of internationally-savvy "returned"...
African music craze sweeps YouTube as artists rack up millions of views
African music is witnessing explosive growth on YouTube, in a marked departure from the past, where tunes from the continent struggled to gain a foothold in the global scene. Seth Onyango, bird story agency More African hits are reverberating far beyond the...
Meet Valerie Traore, the woman behind one of Africa’s leading advocacy firms
Through her advocacy firm, this change-maker promotes narrative-shifting public policies. bird story agency Fourteen years ago, Valerie Traore quit her job in Nairobi, put her possessions up for sale and used the proceeds to chase her dream some 6,000 km away, on the...
Meet The Phone That ‘speaks’ 50 African Languages
By using a vocal assistant that responds to commands in local languages, the locally-developed phone - the OpenG - is improving accessibility for African users who don't read or write. Ange Kumasi, bird story agency When David Kouamé decided to improve his literacy in...
8 African Artists Make Rolling Stones’ 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list
Updated for the first time since 2008, the new '200 Greatest Singers of All Time' list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. Rolling Stone, one of the world's leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update to its...
Meet Carole Lubelo, A Young Liswati Fashion Designer On The Rise
The award-winning designer is inching her way to global recognition with her unparalleled innovative designs that take inspiration from the Swati people. by Nokukhanya Musi, bird story agency In 2015, Carole Mngometulu took a bold, risky step. With no formal training,...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Samia Suluhu and Mo Abudu among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women
Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list is a yearly ranking of high-profile women determined by money, media, impact and spheres of influence. Nairobi, December 9 (bird story agency) Nigeria's former minister of finance and current Director-General of the World Trade...
Africa Is Getting Ready For The Impending Age Of Robots
With the first humanoid robot launched, others under development, and multiple AI research labs across the continent, Africa is getting ready for the golden age of robotics. bird Story Agency The adoption of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa got a...
CKay Makes Musical History Amid Afrobeat’s Unstoppable Global Rise
Nigerian singing sensation and producer CKay has made musical history as the first-ever African artist to feature in the top 100 Billboard Artist year-end chart, a milestone that underpins Afrobeat’s meteoric rise and shakeup of the global music scene. Seth Onyango,...
Checkout Franco Ndiba, The Artist Making Waves In The Contemporary Art Scene.
From fishmonger to internationally acclaimed artist, the story of Franco Ndiba A chance encounter at the fish store where he worked led Franco Ndiba to drop his fillet knife for a paintbrush. Today, the artist is making international waves in the contemporary art...
Africa’s First Humanoid Robot “Omeife” Unveiled at Gitex
We’ve probably all watched those Hollywood sci-fi movies where humanoid robotsco-exist with human beings, and they have interesting adventures with unpredictableoutcomes. Well this isn’t the big screen. This is reality, and we all have front row seats toexperience...