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6-year-old South African DJ Arch junior kills it at America’s Got Talent show

6-year-old South African DJ Arch Junior, reputed as the world’s youngest DJ , received a standing ovation on "America's Got Talent" after he wowed judges with his skills. Popularly known as DJ Arch Jnr, Oratile AJ Hlongwane competed alongside other winners of the reality show franchise from around the world, Dj Arch Junior blew the judges…

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Kenya: Roy Allela Inventor of Smart Hand Gloves Which Turn Sign Language Into Audio Speech

25-year-old Kenyan Tech entrepreneur Roy Allela has invented smart hand gloves which are capable of converting sign language movements into audio speech. This invention came from the need to facilitate communication with his 6-year-old niece, who was born deaf, and who found it difficult to communicate with her family, none of whom knew sign language.…

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Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech named 2018 ‘model of the year’

19-year-old Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech was named the number one female model in the world, beating top supermodels such as Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid, by Models.com  Industry Awards. Broken down in 11 categories going from Model of the Year Women to Celebrity Model Men, "Model of the Year (MOTY) Industry Awards are the voice…

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Ghana: Dr. Thomas Mensah, the man behind the “Silicon Valley of Ghana”

Today, we're introducing Ghanaian-American engineer and fiber optics inventor, Dr. Thomas Mensah. He is know as the brain behind "the Silicon Valley of Ghana", a center that promotes innovation in technology in Ghana. Dr. Thomas Mensah Born in 1950 in Kumasi, Ghana, Mensah is regarded as one ofthe leading figures in the invention of optical fiber.He holds a PhD in Chemical…

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Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu: The Engineer Behind NASA’s Robotic Arm For Mars

Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is a lead engineer on InSight, NASA’s spacecraft which recently landed on Mars, and is in charge of the mission’s robotic arm mechanism. Growing up, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu was fascinated by the planes, and envisioned a future where robots would fly them. “I was fascinated by replacing human pilots with computers." The robotic arm The…

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