If you’ve been reading AfriGadget for a while, you know of a name that keeps popping up over and over – William Kamkwamba. He was first written about by another blogger friend Mike McKay and then subsequently covered here on AfriGadget a...
Topics: africa, african, AfriGadget, book, Books, Energy, innovation, kamkwamba, malawi, malawian, windmill

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First PeaksThe Ministry of Higher Education and Technology has organized a Robot Contest (RoboCon), between Kenyan Universities and middle level colleges. The regional competition is taking place today at the Kenya Polytechnic. Here are the first looks...
Topics: africa, AfriGadget, Energy, Environment, Gadgets, Ingenuity, Innovator Series, invention, Jua Kali, kenya, Metal, nairobi, Recycle & Reuse, Toys

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I’ve been meaning to write this post for some time to recognize the amazing work being done by Dipesh Pabari at the Kenya Coast.When he told me he was turning snares set to kill wildlife into art I didn’t imagine it would look quite like this.Then...
Topics: conservation, elephant, Gadgets, kenya, snares

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While hiking in the rift valley recently I came across a cow wearing this plastic gadget on his nose. It’s made from an old plastic container …..the local herdsmen said it was to stop him from suckling his mother – which is especially...
Topics: Community, Gadgets, Ingenuity, Recycle & Reuse

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Football Made in Africa is a site put together by a Belgian outfit called Take Five that will air 50 shows that are 1m30s each. It’s a push for themselves and their content before the 2010 Football World Cup taking place in South Africa next year..
Topics: 2010, africa, african, AfriGadget, ball, football, soccer, Toys, world cup

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