Kano's Hardware Builders Go Their Own Way

Northern Nigeria's makerspaces are producing agricultural machinery designed for local repair.

Sahel Engineering Notes7 Min Read

Every machine ships with a repair manual in Hausa and a parts list sourced within 200 kilometres.

The approach has made the workshops profitable without external funding.

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A research studio pairing master artisans with computational designers begins its first cohort.

Senegalese studios are building a practice around sustainable, locally sourced materials.