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Posts tagged sub Saharan Africa

Jan 11

A minibus carries protesters through Lagos, #Nigeria during day two of the fuel subsidy protests

Photograph: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images

Dec 13

“7. African innovation was celebrated for a third year at Maker Faire Africa. Emeka Okafor, a Nigerian, once said that he couldn’t understand why, in the tech realm, so little interesting and creative activity seemed to be coming out of sub-Saharan Africa. Curious about what good ideas from Africa looked like, he helped found Maker Faire Africa, where inventors from across the continent gather to showcase their wares—this October in Cairo, in previous years in Nairobi and Accra. The result has been astounding: mobile apps, seed-planting devices, solar-powered computer kiosks made out of recycled oil drums, paraffin lamps, and other technologies that, importantly, address the immediate needs of Africans.” A part of Alexis Okeowo’s 10 Biggest Positive Stories about Africa in 2011. All 10 are interesting, but the Maker Faire Africa is something to worth following closely.