The Izuogu Z-600 was the brainchild of Nigerian engineer Ezekiel Izuogu and was the first automobile developed of indigenous all-African technology in 1997

African Aerospace
NigComSat-1 was a Nigerian communication satellite. The initial contract to build the satellite was signed in 2004. It became the first African geosynchronous communication satellite, when it was launched at 16:01 GMT on 13 May 2007.