About

Africa is a diverse and vibrant continent, often seen as a continent that needs help in one form or another from the rest of the world. On occasions people from across the continent also believe that it is the outside world that is key to unlocking the potential in the country. This is not true, and there are inspiring innovators from across the continent who are leading the way.

This website is not only about showcasing the excellence emanating from the African continent, but to inspire people in Africa and from Africa to believe in their ideas and creativity, and solve Africa’s problems from within.

Samuel Polley, the curator and editor of Africa Innovates, was born in England, but has spent immersed in African culture, both in Ghana and with African communities in the UK and Switzerland. He studies his Masters degree at the university of Ghana in African Studies, and has been inspired by all the innovations that he has come across, from the bicycle ice cream seller with an umbrella welded to his bike, to the huge solar farms in North Africa.

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