Full Circle Trade profiles Ny Tanintsika:Wild silk is an ancient handicraft, playing an important role in Malagasy culture. Before the advent of other textiles and sources of silk, native silk was used as burial shrouds as well as for clothing, scarves and wraps. However, in recent years unsustainable wild silk... [view entry]

MSNBC's Dara Brown reports on student 'Maker' robotocist Sam Kodo:via Grandiose Parlor [view entry]

The BBC profiles founders Tunji Abdul and Kabir Audu of the HCI group:They're real estate developers, building modern homes - and the first sustainable skyscraper in Lagos.It will harvest its own rainwater and be powered by solar energy."We want our architecture to shape the way people feel about their space,... [view entry]

A computer hardware manufacturing startup, Veda led by Bode Pedro: "...aims to assemble up to 500 units of hardware a day...their products include a 14 inches notebook, 12 inches notebook as well as desktop and laptop computers of various colours including white, black, blue, yellow and pink to match different... [view entry]

Francis Kere's Kere Architecture draws its inspiration from his earlier'Bricks for School' project.The firms focus is:...housing and urban development, strategies of climatically advantageous building, sustainable utilization of materials, integration of local labour force, and local construction techniques. [view entry]

Alex Twersky of Finesse Diamond Company outlines the challenges and benefits of manufacturing finished stones in Namibia, where ninety percent of their globally sourced stones are cut.Regarding the beneficiation strategy he stated:The biggest thing to be aware of is it is going to take a lot longer than you think... [view entry]

Emmanuel Obot (Nigerian Conservation Foundation) in Farafina contends that local plants are better suited to the indigenous environment:In 1906, significant shipping activities were underway in coastal Nigeria following the introduction of palm oil into the international commodity market. Authorities were convinced that this heightened activity would lead to coastal erosion... [view entry]

EurekaAlert reports on food developments in the mini-livestock arena:...Ukpong Udofia(a nutritionist) and her research team baked pies of both varieties and asked young mothers and their children to try the tasty meal. Most of them preferred the taste and texture of the pies baked with the snail Archachatina marginata to... [view entry]

27months interviews software developer Djorwe Temoa:BZ: Describe for me what it’s like working as a software entrepreneur in Maroua. Are there others like you?DT: I work from home. I can say, I don’t know anyone else in Maroua making mobile applications. As for the environment, it’s very hot—especially in March... [view entry]

Essa Nyarungunga a software developer finds success-TMCNETFocus Nanotechnology Africa(FONAI)-A forum to look at nanotechnology and the potential impact for Africa. Construction in Nigeria to be the worlds fastest growingInvestors Without Borders launches a SME credit rating & Impact Investing Initiative [view entry]