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'Exceptional' Sierra Leonean student wins $100,000 award

Sierra Leonean student Jeremiah Thoronka was awarded $100,000 for winning the 2021 Global Student Prize. He has invented a device that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate clean power. Every year, Chegg.org awards 'exceptional' students who make a 'real impact on learning'. He's been speaking to Focus on Africa's Esau Williams.

(Photo: Jemeriah Thoronka. Credit: Joss Divin)

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