20yr old Sierra Leonean Inventor generates electricity from the footsteps of people, wins global award of excellence

Jeremiah Thoronka is a 21-year-old innovator from Sierra Leone who has a vision to end energy poverty in his country and beyond. His invention, Optim Energy, is a device that converts kinetic energy from pedestrian and street traffic vibrations into clean, renewable electricity. He recently won the Global Student Prize at the UNESCO Headquarters in…

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How Sierra Leonean Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie Built South Africa’s First Humanoid Robot with $3 and a Dream

Abdul Malik Tejan-Sie is not your average innovator. He is a Sierra Leonean who came to South Africa with only $3 in his pocket, but he had a vision to create something that would change the world. He is the founder of the African School of Technology, and the developer of the first operational humanoid…

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