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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.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:02:38 -0800

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, [...]

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:40:09 -0800

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.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:39:13 -0800

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)?

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:39:27 -0800

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.

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:14:00 -0800

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.

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:56:17 -0700