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The iShow in Kenya According to Twitter
The tech expo for hardware that meets basic needs lit up its corner of Twitter with photos, sketches, facts and less than 140 characters of commentary.
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Yeah!!!

Posted by Viboyo OweyoMusic
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June 12 at 12:57am

Pure genius. Future engineer and inventor.

The Eco-Cooler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYbW2Ps-1fc ‪#‎jugaad‬

The Zero Electricity Air Cooler - Eco Cooler
The Zero Electricity Air Cooler Eco Cooler More than 70% of the population of Bangladesh live in cramped houses made of corrugated across the countryside. In...
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So great! ‪#‎SouthSudan‬ ‪#‎DIY‬

South Sudan Home Made Plane
Media reports have in recent months been focused on the conflict in South Sudan, but there are also stories of hope and innovation. George John Male has one ...
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Nice

Ecopencil
Posted by Mama Junior
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Mama Junior
April 29

Kenyan company makes upto 40,000 pencils a day from old newspapers

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April 27

This looks interesting: a French org that is trying to build a low-tech catamaran in Dakar.
http://nomadedesmers.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ndmproject

Nomade des Mers - Low-tech Lab Expedition
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March 29
Sudan gets creative with waste at Khartoum's first recycling festival | Zeinab Mohammed Salih
From tyre chairs to newspaper art, people in Khartoum are finding innovative ways to attempt to tackle the country’s rubbish problem
theguardian.com|By Zeinab Mohammed Salih

Nigeria.

CCTV Africa
March 17

A young Nigerian Artist has sparked a huge sensation on social media in that country with his art works. 35-year-old Olumide Oresegun's paintings are so life-li...ke that people are now comparing some of his paintings to that of the famous Italian polymath, Leonardo da Vinci. CCTV's Deji Badmus went to check things out for himself at Olumide's art studio in the outskirt of Lagos and brings us this report

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March 9
Takeoff remains elusive for Malawi's homemade helicopter | eNCA
A Malawi inventor has built a helicopter out of scrap metal and fibreglass in his garage, and, while it has yet to fly, it is drawing large crowds of curious onlookers.
enca.com|By eNCA

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35268539

Somalia's 13-year-old inventor finds fame - BBC News
A 13-year-old boy's passion for making electronic toys in Somalia has won him local fame and a free education, writes the BBC's Abdirahman Koronto.
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Manufacturer of bamboo bicycle frames in Ghana seeks VC:

https://vc4africa.biz/ventures/booomers-international-ltd/

Booomers International Ltd | VC4Africa Venture
Booomers International Limited, frequently referred to as Booomers, is an environmentally friendly bamboo bicycle frame manufacturing and distribution company in Ghana, West Africa, which sells to various global distributors. Our products will soon include several different types of bicycles in addi…
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Africa? China!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/…/Ambitious-Chinese-inventors-ta…

Home-made in China: Crazy DIY inventions, in pictures
What do you like doing in your spare time? Whatever your hobbies are, they are unlikely to be as exciting as these creations. From fully functioning submarines to tanks and homemade helicopters, here are some of the most inventive vehicles built by some men with slightly too much time in their hands…
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I remember Bernard from the 2009 Maker Faire Africa.

AfriGadget
December 18, 2015

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35132430

Bernard Kiwia: Tanzania's bicycle mechanic turned inventor - BBC News
While repairing bicycles in Tanzania, Bernard Kiwia discovered his passion for new inventions.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35132430

Bernard Kiwia: Tanzania's bicycle mechanic turned inventor - BBC News
While repairing bicycles in Tanzania, Bernard Kiwia discovered his passion for new inventions.
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If you are in Kenya atm, you may be interested in this event: http://www.craftingkenya.com/

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To know Crafting Kenya is to appreciate the vastness of Africa's creativity, and to find hints of the creative future of a continent in a seemingly unstoppable forward motion. It is also to know of a new generation of young Africans changing the way the world views Africa. Belonging to this generati…
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https://medium.com/…/a-vision-of-substance-style-the-story-…

A Vision of Substance & Style: The Story of Bôhten — Beam Blog
How two Ghanaian brothers are making luxury eyewear stylish and sustainable with reclaimed wood glasses.
medium.com|By Falk Benke

"The world’s first hand-woven raffia car in Nigeria"

http://www.designindaba.com/…/world%E2%80%99s-first-hand-wo…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0331xwz

"Ishumael Mhike with a sculpture of a Harley Davidson he made from cut up cans and wire."

The man who makes art from rubbish, Newsday - BBC World Service
The Zimbabwean artist turning trash into a Harley Davidson.
bbc.co.uk

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/…/Meet-the-man-who-built-his-own…

Meet the man who built his own plane from scratch, using second-hand parts and YouTube tutorials
When he was a child in Ethiopia, Asmelash Zerefu dreamt he would one day fly a plane. Jonathan Wells talks to the prospective pilot about the struggle to get his plans off the ground
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Bill of the "Farmes Overseas Action Group" has the following question:

"Hi there, I work for a small charity providing food storage in remote parts of Uganda. We are really interested in storing food in re-purposed shipping containers but would like some advice from someone with a bit of ingenuity on how we could do this! We need to work out how best to modify the containers to ensure they don't overheat."

Can anybody help?