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Kiambu chopper et al 30 May 2013 | 05:57 am
Sharing good content online isn’t always easy, as we prefer original (first-hand) content – contributed by our readers – that comes along with a permission to share these jewels. The following post fi...
Wheel balancing is totally overrated 13 May 2013 | 09:20 pm
A Kenyan Facebook user recently shared these images of a craftsman in Eldoret (Kenya) who repairs rims: Kenya fixit? Eh! (via Silas Salavi)
How to fix a bicycle tube 22 Feb 2013 | 09:10 pm
How to fix a bicycle tube… when a glued patch isn’t appropriate: (direct link to the video) “To fix such a problem, we designed a new way of fixing. You can simply tie the place, no need of glue, no …...
AfriGadget TV 31 Jan 2013 | 03:55 am
AfriGadget is graduating from the small screens of laptops and smart phones to the larger screens of broadcast television. The production company Made in Africa TV is taking AfriGadget to the East Afr...
The Farmking of Nigeria: 4-in-1 Farming device 11 Nov 2012 | 09:25 pm
Sulaiman Famro is a cheerful, 65 year old engineer, and a master of branding. He built the prototype “Farmking” three years ago and claims he can save the country $1 billion a year, just in savings on...
Maker Faire Africa 2012: Lagos, in Pictures 11 Nov 2012 | 09:11 pm
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 ...
Urine Powered Generator by 4 Nigerian Teenage Girls 11 Nov 2012 | 09:08 pm
[Note: I originally wrote this post for Maker Faire Africa in Lagos this week, cross-posting it here] Possibly one of the more unexpected products at Maker Faire Africa this year in Lagos is a urine p...
Blade-less wind turbine blows fresh air into power generation 21 Sep 2012 | 02:46 pm
A guest post by Kahenya, Founder of Simple Community The name William Kamkwamba might not sound familiar to many, but he is one of the most significant technology game changers in Africa. He did not d...
Blade-less wind turbine blows fresh air into power generation 21 Sep 2012 | 02:46 pm
A guest post by Kahenya, Founder of Simple Community The name William Kamkwamba might not sound familiar to many, but he is one of the most significant technology game changers in Africa. He did not d...
Bulb 2.0 and Maker Faire Africa 2012 10 Sep 2012 | 06:07 pm
For the price of Kshs. 30 /= (EUR 0.27 or USD 0.35) you’ll manage to pick up this kerosine lamp from a kiosk in Kibera, Kenya: Certainly a great visual update to the famous tin can paraffin lamp which...
