6.0 – The Rise of Africa’s Makers

Tekedia Audio

Tekedia Audio Africa is a land of relentless ingenuity with revered tradition of spaces for local creativity. It is witnessing a big innovation revolution across its cities with strong civic participation in designs and making things.  Some are taking place in people’s homes while for others, it is happening in the gathering squares which they call makerspaces or hackerspaces. Just like in African villages where men gather in the squares to discuss important issues about their communities on the sound of the village gongs, these young people have heard the need to salvage Africa from within. One thing is unique…