As one of the founding organizers for Maker Faire Africa, I’ve had the privilege to be a part of this unfolding maker movement in Africa. To be honest, it’s been going on for a while, so I guess what we’re really doing is just aggregating it in a country, and shining a spotlight on some of the great practical innovation on the continent.
Maker Faire Africa 2012 in Pictures from WhiteAfrican on Vimeo.
Just to get a feel for the projects and people at Maker Faire Africa in Lagos this year, I put together this video with pictures from my phone. I have some more images up on Flickr.
I’ve been blogging most of this on the Maker Faire Africa blog, so go there to find more posts on the stories from Lagos, Nigeria and the innovative and fun products made there.
MT @afrigadget: Maker Faire Africa 2012: Lagos, in Pictures: http://t.co/pGf7mitU
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There is no doubt that Africa is on the right track for new inventions. I look forward to seeing some of these great innovations on the international market.
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