African Inventors
Top 5 inventions by Nigerians
The people from this great African nation are also known to excel when exposed to the right environment and have made great impact in the world through art and music.
Ugandan Inventors
Three Ugandan innovators have been named among the regional finalists for the 2018 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), the first international competition to recognize and reward hardware-led social innovation.
Somali Inventors
A 13-year-old boy’s passion for making electronic toys in Somalia has won him local fame and a free education.
Guled Adan Abdi, from the northern town of Buhodle, taught himself how to make plastic toys from bits of discarded objects
Ghanaian Inventors
Learn about the remarkable contributions of Dr. Thomas Mensah, a renowned Ghanaian inventor celebrated for his groundbreaking work in fibre optics. Discover the inspiring story of this black inventor.
Tanzanian Inventors
Tanzania Inventors and Techno-Thinkers Consortium (TITC) is a non-profit organization responsible for seeking bright inventive or innovative ideas that would be unfollowed and inspire their transformation into real products or useful technologies.
South African Inventors
CAT Scan. The Computed Axial Tomography Scan or CAT was developed by Cape Town physicist Allan Cormack and his associate Godfrey Hounsfield.