Categories: CameroonLive Update

International Recognition: Cameroonian wins award for inventing 100% organic pesticide against mosquitoes

Agnes Antoine Ntoumba, 40, was declared winner of the L’Oréal 2020 Prize thanks to her successful invention of an organic pesticide against mosquitoes.

According to French media, TV5 Monde, it is the first ever 100% organic pesticide invented to fight against malaria-spreading mosquitoes.

According to EcoMartin, Agnes Antoine Ntoumba is a Ph.D student in biological sciences at the Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal organisms at the University of Douala. It also adds that as part of her research, she is developing bio-insecticides against a species of larvea using Nanoparticles from plants endemics.

Due to this invention, Agnes Antoine Ntoumba would become the first Cameroonian to win the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents for Sub-Sahara Africa Award.

This year’s award had over 20 researchers from more than 16 African countries competing for it. These 20 researchers were recognized for their academic excellence and dedication to foster scientific research in Africa.

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

Recent Posts

31-year-old Woman Arrested After Aborting 8-month-old Baby and Dumping Body in Toilet at Nkwen

Dozens of people gathered at the residence of the woman believed to have aborted her…

7 hours ago

Please Don’t Take Drugs, They’re Satan’s Weapon to Destroy People — Brenda Biya Warns Youth

By Tata Mbunwe Brenda Biya has described drug abuse as the devil's weapon against people,…

9 hours ago

Impact-100 : vingt propositions et une question sans réponse claire, mouvement citoyen ou parti en gestation ?

L'interdiction de la conférence de lancement, ce samedi à Bonanjo, n'a pas empêché Impact-100 de…

2 days ago

Cameroon Remembers Rudolf Duala Manga Bell 112 Years After His Execution by Germans

Officials laying wreath at the grave of Rudolf Duala Manga Bell in Douala August 8,…

2 days ago

New World Vocational Training Institute: Menchum North MP to Support Registration of Trainees from Fungom, Furu-Awa Subdivisions

Hon Kum John Nji The Member of Parliament, MP, for the Menchum North Constituency, Hon…

2 days ago

Incarcéré après l’assassinat de sa maman alors qu’il avait porté plainte, Cabrel Zamboue est déclaré non coupable

Près de trois ans après avoir été arrêté dans l'enquête sur l'assassinat de sa mère,…

3 days ago