MEMBERS & VISITORS: United States of Africa Stages Even in death, Gaddafi is perhaps still one of the most popular African leaders of the 21st century who has fascinated many people both within and outside the continent because of his generosity, charisma, rule, and vision for the continent. Gaddafi was moving positively in the […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM INVENTION EDUCATION? It is difficult to specify an “ideal” target population for invention education in Africa and other parts of the world occupied by those in the African diaspora, as different groups may have different needs and priorities. However, some potential groups that would certainly benefit from […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: The Value of African Citizenship Ghana grants citizenship to African Americans & Caribbeans as part of beyond the return initiative The story of Africa’s ascension and the story of diasporan repatriation will be intertwined and deeply nuanced. My own journey to Africa began 52 years ago in the Republic of Ghana […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Thanks To The Innovators! Film Star Idris Elba Gives Remarks at the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit “We do not need aid anymore. We need innovation. We need partnership.” ~ Idris Elba The importance of changing Africa’s narrative about itself and the world is paramount. Black pride lies at the foundation of […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: 2000-2099, THE AFRICAN CENTURY Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo, like most other African presidents, acknowledges the importance of the African diaspora in the rising power of the African continent and extends a sincere welcome to those who wish to undertake such alliances. Reliance upon the diaspora is something that the Jews, and Chinese […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Why is Africa turning away from the United States? African creatives, problem solvers, and youth must pay careful attention to the changing dynamics between the West and Africa. The current trends indicate that Africa will move further and further away from the spheres of influence having the United States at the […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Hello World, Here We Come Everybody has the capacity to be brilliant from birth; they only need the correct resources to do so. Although creativity may come naturally to some people, the process of creation must be taught. That is what we shall work to achieve each and every day. In […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHAT WILL AFRICAN INVENTORS CONTRIBUTE? In this documentary created in 2019, the Frontline producers have assumed that only China and the United States will be significant players in this technology. You could rightly believe that Africa has been written off completely as a viable global […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS We Want to make our Own Every African inventor should take note that the opportunity for building industries and nations is before them. The winds of change are blowing in Africa’s favor. Tharaka Invention Academy is positioned to teach the important layer of skills and knowledge necessary for young apprentice inventors […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: DIVERSITY – A PATH TO AFRICAN SOLUTIONS There is indeed much that we can all gain from each other. Be it a conversation at a swank restaurant in Capetown, South Africa to a simple query to a Kampala, Ugandan business woman, to a long chat with an Thailand farmer on a […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: African Food Colonization Kenya tells Bill Gates “We will not be used as Guinea Pigs” Keep GMO’s in America Africa, GMOs and Western interests Inventor apprentices at Tharaka Invention Academy will most certainly be toiling at developing agricultural processes and equipment to raise the health and well-being of Kenyan citizens. However, […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS Young Inventors Solving African Problems There is a tremendous need for invention and innovation to solve challenges in Kenya, for example, but the public and private school systems largely do not yet formally recognize this need and have not accommodated systems to meet these needs. When recognized, priority is given to […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS Columbus Discovered America then America Discovered Africa… again… Another Black American who chose Kenya as her new home The OneMicShow, is the longest running Kenyan Diaspora Radio Show that broadcasts live every Friday from the outskirts of Washington, DC. It features discussions on Politics, Social issues, Music and […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS KENYA’S PUSH TO ADVANCE ITS ECONOMY KENYA as well as many other African nations, are struggling to avoid the oppressive tactics of western global industrial giants to keep Africa dependent and weak. Therefore, we applaud the efforts of President Ruto to work around these obstacles. We have published other informative posts […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS Why Develop African Invention Education? Africa’s incredible wealth of natural resources is a good starting point. The fact that this material wealth has been historically and primarily extracted for the greater benefit of others outside of Africa is a good second point. Technological advances in artificial intelligence, human speech recognition, and […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Tharaka Invention Academy has its eyes on the future. With one of the world’s youngest populations, Africa’s large and growing pool of unemployed labor is one of its biggest problems. Young people in Africa many of who are physically and mentally capable, cannot find the jobs they need to […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS: WHEN AFRICAN INNOVATORS COMPETE IN ARCHITECTURAL SPACES What will happen when African creators invent new forms of making things or adopting existing forms like those in building construction like that originated in 1964 by Dante Bini . We can wait and hold our breath for unimaginable surprises.  After […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER An active question being raised on the African continent as well as within the African diaspora is, “What will happen when we put our heads together?” Because of the background of manufactured ignorance these two bodies of individuals have had about each other, this is a timely […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS THE SECRET TO AFRICAN PROSPERITY This analysis gives a purported reason why African countries remain amongst the poorest in the world but hidden within the same message is the path out of poverty to a new prosperity. Implied in that suggested path is the risk of danger in pursuing that strategy. […]

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  MEMBERS & VISITORS Innovation Station African progress moves forward and its young innovators, though in their early stages, will be a force to be reckoned with in the 21st century. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and […]

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