William’s Windmill, originally uploaded by whiteafrican. Inspiring, innovative and representative of what Africa’s future holds. William Kamkwamba is a 19 year old Malawian who built his first windmill at 14. Here he is, pictured just this last week doing some … Read more →
Peter Kahugu of Banana Hill just outside Nairobi makes a living using his bicycle. And no, he is not a professional cyclist. AfriGadget reporter Afromusing and I had an opportunity to interview Peter who has modified his bicycle with a … Read more →
The last couple weeks have found myself, and a couple other AfriGadget team bloggers (1, 2, 3), traipsing across East Africa on our way to and from TEDGlobal. We were able to source a few really good stories that you’ll … Read more →
Being on the ground in Nairobi makes it a little easier to find good AfriGadget stories. I took a walk down Ngong road, an area with a lot of shadetree mechanics, wood carvers and metal fabricators. The first place I … Read more →