The focus on innovation is emerging as a key theme in the Africa Union’s long-term strategy, Agenda 2063, as Africans find better ways of solving local problems and innovation on the continent continues to grow. Despite challenging factors such as access to capital, inadequate infrastructure and poor technical manpower, Africa is brimming with a rising generation of creative-thinking innovators who are constantly developing new technologies to help simplify lives and transform societies. Here are a few recent innovations made in Africa by Africans. Uganda’s multipurpose tractor Last Thursday, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, unveiled a multi-purpose tractor called the MV Mulimi at the University’s Agricultural Research Institute. The three-wheel mobile innovation is made out of a combination of wood and steel, and has several functions other than ploughing fields and transporting farm produce. The MV Mulimi also pumps water for irrigation,...