Ten (10) Senegalese winners were distinguished, out of the twelve (12) representatives of Senegal at the 50th International Inventions Fair in Geneva, Switzerland. It was following a call for candidates that the State of Senegal, through the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), participated in the Fiftieth Salon of Inventions and Innovations in Geneva (Switzerland) which was held from April 9 to 13, 2025.
“Twelve (12) Senegalese inventors were selected and represented our country. At the end of the evaluations, 10 among our 12 inventors were awarded ”. Senegal thus returns from Geneva with “5 gold medals, 4 of which with the congratulations of the jury, 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals,” said a press release from the Mesri. Among the gold medalists, Ms. Nafissatou Diop was rewarded for “a machine automating the peeling, extraction and refining of” Ditax “, a fruit rich in vitamin C”. Its invention “replaces the long and ineffective manual process, offering a quality pulp for the food industry and facilitating large-scale production”, reads in this press release.
Also, Mr. Diouma Kobor presented “a curvilinear and linear photovoltaic field (CPCL) to supply railway substations, rapid charging stations and agricultural areas”. This innovation “uses railroad tracks, highways and unused fences, providing solar energy while reducing environmental impact”. Mr. Cheikhou Kane distinguished himself with “a process of processing alumina phosphates to produce pellet fertilizers (NPK), pure alumina and rejection usable in construction”. The process “makes it possible to recover alumina and phosphate by chemical separation, with a high and competitive yield”. Another invention is the engine of Mr. Oumar Fall Haidara, for his part, “couple of fundamental magnetic, gravitational forces to generate propulsion”, using “oscillating devices and interactions of strength”. The fifth gold medal has returned to Mr. Adama Kane, inventor of “Jokko Health”, “a secure digital payment system dedicated to health”, which ensures that “health expenses purchases, donations, insurance are traceable from start to finish”.
The silver medal was allocated to Mr. Adama Faye for “an automatic device to measure the speed of blood sedimentation, intended for hospitals”. This device “improves existing manual and automatic methods, offering more precise results for the diagnosis of inflammatory pathologies, infections and other medical disorders”
In addition, four other Senegalese inventors received bronze medals. These are: Thiouououpe Sène, who designed “a drummer that facilitates the threshing and the valve of peanuts”; Mouhamed Sy, author of an “smart vaccination system for chicks”; Cheikhouna Lo with “an autonomous sunscreen”; And Moustapha Ngom with “a technology transforming plastic waste into ecological tablecloths without chemical transformation”. Also, “our two inventors who have not been expressly awarded presented original and useful inventions that deserve careful follow -up”, wishes to underline the Mesri. “The French Federation of Inventors and the Association of Europe France inventors (EFI) awarded a diploma in congratulations accompanied by a trophy in the Senegalese delegation for its very noticed participation,” adds the source.
Sufficient for the ministry to expresses its pride. “The Mesri congratulates all the participants for the time, their audacity, their availability and their patriotism. All these award -winning inventions in Geneva show a real need to solve concrete problems encountered at the local level. This endogenous approach to invention and innovation honors Senegal ”. Finally, “these performances are made possible thanks to the vision of the President of the Republic Sem Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and the orientations of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko,” notes the same source.
The document concludes by emphasizing the role of other institutional partners: “The Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, through the Mission of Senegal in Geneva, played a leading role in this project, at all stages of the process. The assistance of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was also decisive ”.
