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From Famine to Prosperity: The Case of Ethiopia’s Rise

Ethiopia recently launched a light rail service in Addis Ababa, the first in sub-Saharan Africa. The new light rail system can carry 15,000 people per hour in one direction making commuting easier. Ethiopia's government has made positive investments towards success and we…

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African Innovation Through Research

Ghanaian academic Dr. Abu Yaya has created an electrical insulator, specifically an electro porcelain insulator. Electro porcelain is widely used to insulate electric cables, in homes, on the railways, and telecom systems that use electricity. Dr. Yaya found that Ghana currently imports…

Africans With Global Voices America Gamechangers Video World News by Editor September 3, 2015

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How Nigeria’s Bennett Omalu Changed the NFL

The Movie Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a…

Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers Theories by Editor August 27, 2015

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Kenya’s Leading StartUps

M-KOPA SOLAR M-KOPAs is dedicated to making high quality energy affordable to everyone. They are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and are the global leader of “pay-as-you-go” energy for off-grid customers. Since its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has connected more than 200,000 homes in…

Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers Video by Editor July 31, 2015

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Upcoming Black Films to Watch

SEMBENE In 1952, Ousmane Sembéne, a dockworker and fifth-grade dropout from Senegal, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. SEMBENE!, a feature-length documentary, tells the unbelievable true story of the “father of African cinema,” the self-taught novelist…

Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers Theories by Editor July 27, 2015

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Zimbabwean Inventor: Sangulani Max Chikumbutso

Sangulani Chikumbutso has become the first Zimbabwean to design and make a hybrid engine-powered helicopter, an electric car, a magnetic converter, a ‘green’ power generator and a special drone. His designs were launched through his company, Saith Technologies. Sangulani Chikumbutso grew up in…

Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers Theories Video by Editor July 23, 2015

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Cameroon’s Arthur Zang: Inventor of the Cardiopad

The cardiopad is the brain child of Arthur Zang of Cameron. Zang, a computer scientist who harnessed the power of education, collaboration, technology and social media to become a game changer in the medical industry not just in Cameroon but in the…

America Gamechangers by Editor July 2, 2015

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Tennis Rising Star: Dustin Brown

Jamaican-German Dustin Brown, currently ranked No. 102 easily defeated No. 10 seed Rafael Nadal, sending the two-time champion home early from Wimbledon. Who is Dustin Brown? Born: December 8, 1984 Occupation: Professional Tennis Player (singles and doubles) ATP Ranking: 102 He lived in Germany from 1984 to…

America Culture Gamechangers Politics Society by Editor June 29, 2015

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Lessons From Dr. Carter Woodson That Are Relevant Today

First published in 1933, but the Miseducation of the Negro still offers insightful commentary on the causes and solutions to the success of black people. The Book: The thesis of Dr. Woodson's book is that African-Americans of his day were being culturally indoctrinated,…

Activism Africans With Global Voices Gamechangers Society Video by Editor June 18, 2015

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Sahara TV & Freedom of Expression

In the global environment, politics are both local and global. Freedom of Speech and expression is a universal right for all citizens in the world. It fosters democracy because leaders are held accountable by their people through the media. The media has…