At just 17, Yasmine Hammound joined a top disturbing equipment firm for industries and Mines in Conakry as a trainee. At a young age, the Guinean nationality struggled to make her voice heard in the company. Nevertheless, giving up was never part of her goal, she stayed motivated to work hard to smash the glass […]

Ranging from ages of 7-27, these young film makers set out to complete the missing puzzle in a multi billion Nollywood industry – creating sci-fic movies. This resulted in the incorporation of The Critics company. The dream to produce a sci-fi movie came to reality in 2016 when they produced “Redemption”, their first short movie. […]

Since its inception in 2003, a Gambian had never reached the final stage, not to talk of being awarded the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Foundation postgraduate program. However, the narrative has just changed thanks to Isatu Bokum. The film maker,  women’s and girls rights advocate made her breakthrough into the program after successfully completing a “rigorous […]

A 26-year-old woman from Ivory Coast has won the 2020 Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Charlette N’Guessan is the first woman to acquire the award, which could transform cybersecurity and assist in restraint identity deceit on the continent. N’Guessan and her team members won the £25,000 award (approximately $33,000) for BACE API, […]

Osaka, the reigning winner of the US open have heated this year���������s championship in many ways. From wearing a customized mask to show solidarity with black live matters, to sending gratitude and remembering her ancestors. The 22 years tennis professional amazed her fans by sending words of gratitude to her accentors after winning the US […]

The young Gambian boy that made it to Italy at 14 years through ���������the back way��������� as they call it. Women and men but mostly young boys at different ages take the journey through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to make it to Europe from Africa in hopes to follow their dreams. Unfortunately, […]