This Nigerian Boy Just Won A Scholarship After Dancing In The Rain Video Goes Viral (WATCH)
After his ballet video in the rain went viral, Anthony Mmesoma Madu, 11, has been offered a scholarship to the ABT dance school in Manhattan.
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New Mexico Girl Wins $250,000 Top Prize in Teen Science Fair For Inventing Tool That Could Prevent Starvation in Africa
Lillian Kay Petersen won a quarter million bucks and top prize at the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 for a tool to predict crop yields.
Rhino Poaching Plummets 53% During Lockdowns, Extending 5-Years of Success in South Africa
The news from South Africa that rhino poaching plummeted 53% this year continues a positive 5-year trend of fewer deaths and more convictions and arrests.
Giant Floating Balloons Will Bring Internet Access to 20,000 Square Miles in Remote Kenya
Large solar-powered balloons will beam 4G LTE internet onto remote parts of Kenya, as Telkom Kenya and Google partner to bring Loon Project to Africa.
Huge Solar Facility to Give Power to 1M African People
Established as one of the largest solar plants in the world, this project will make sure that African families will no longer have to be left in the dark.
Country Passes Landmark Law Banning 'All Violence Against Women'
Tunisia has just adopted a law based on UN policies that fight violence against women, and two other countries are moving in the same direction.
Nation Overcomes Turbulent History; Christian and Muslim Tanzanians Live in Peace
It is refreshing to read about the successes in Africa. Tanzania is a haven of co-existance between two peoples joined in unification in 1964, Tanzanian mainlanders, who are primarily Christian, and the Zanzibaris, who are 98 per cent Muslim.
Ghanaian Shoemaker Invents Solar-Powered Hand-washing Basin During Lockdown to Encourage Sanitary Habits
Two Ghanaian brothers in the city of Kumasi invented a solar-powered handwashing sink from scratch just 48 hours before COVID-19 lockdowns began.
After Finding His African City Missing From Maps, Zimbabwe Man Creates 2,000 Miles of Google Street Views
After discovering that his hometown was entirely absent from Google Street View, one man from Zimbabwe decided things had to change. When Tawanda Kanhema moved to the United States in 2009 from Harare, the capital of his country Zimbabwe, he might have looked forward to showing people what his hometown looked as a major African […]
Maasai Nature Conservancy Asks For Help To Fight Pandemic-And 100,000 People Answer
The unique, community-led Nashulai Maasai Nature Conservancy received donations from 100,000 people on Avaaz to help sustain them through COVID-19.
Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes
Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans.
Eye Exam App Brings Previously Unavailable Care to Kenya
A smartphone app is now diagnosing cataracts and other eye-related problems for people in developing countries.
Wind Farms in Africa Aim To Power New Era of Clean Reliable Energy While Saving a Billion Tons of CO2
Lekela Power builds wind farms in Senegal and Egypt, near Dakar and the Suez Gulf with the aim of producing clean energy and grid stability for Africa.
African Poachers Trade Weapons for Farm Tools
African poachers who once robbed the land of natural resources are now producing food for their families and local distribution.
Startup in Uganda Recycles Plastic Bottles into PPE Face Shields For Hospitals
As Uganda experiences a lack of PPE in hospitals, two entrepreneurs at Takataka Plastics began making face shields out of recycled plastic.
Drones Now Protecting African Elephants Thanks to American Businessman's Funding Prowess
This Revolutionary drone protection for endangered elephants is now funded thanks to a single U.S. businessman.
This is How Close We Are to Eliminating Malaria - 7.6 Million Deaths Averted in 20 Years, Thanks to Generous Nations
The World Health Organization reported that malaria deaths fell last year to the lowest level ever recorded.
Ugandan Man Becomes a Lawyer to Win Back His Family Land
Ugandan Jordan Kinyera won back his family's land back after working for 18 years to become lawyer—and now he's helping others in need of justice.
After Intense Flooding, Giraffes Are Being Brought To Safety in Custom Rafts Built By Community
Community members, rangers, and conservationists rescued 8 endangered giraffes by rescue barge from a shrinking island in Kenya.
Deaths From Terrorism Reach Five-year Low - Falling For Fifth Straight Year
Globally deaths from terrorism fell for the 5th consecutive year in 2019-a 15 percent annual decrease and 59% decline since 2014.
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