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Maker Faire Africa 2012, Lagos: in Pictures

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.

Style and Swagger With a Renegade Trike Hacker in Nigeria

I’m a motorcycle guy, so anytime you put a motor on a chassis with something less than four wheels, then I’m interested. The creation below is by a young man called “STA”, who’s got a lot of swagger and a double teardrop tattoo under his right eye. In many ways STA is a one-of-a-kind character, [...]

A Urine Powered Generator

Possibly one of the more unexpected products at Maker Faire Africa this year in Lagos is a urine powered generator, created by four girls. The girls are Duro-Aina Adebola (14), Akindele Abiola (14), Faleke Oluwatoyin (14) and Bello Eniola (15). 1 Liter of urine gives you 6 hours of electricity.

Inverters and Power Backup

There are some pretty serious power issues in Lagos. Power outages happen multiple times per day all over the city, so everyone has a backup generator if they can afford one. What do you do if you can’t afford a generator, and/or can’t afford even a second of lost power (for your desktop computer, etc)?

The Farmking of Nigeria

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 starch importation.

Maker Faire Africa 2012

Maker Faire Africa is delighted to announce our 4th event Maker Faire Africa, Lagos which will take place in Nigeria, November 5-6th, 2012. Join us once again as we continue to cultivate new and existing maker communities across Africa.