Can green start-ups lead the way in Africa?

With rolling blackouts and huge waste disposal issues a regular
occurrence in large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, we look at how
green tech start-ups offer smart, climate-friendly ways to solve
the issues holding the region back.


In Malawi, our repórter Peter Jengwa meets Admore Chiumia, whose
company Green Impact Technologies turns waste into energy.


In Zimbabwe, the BBC’s Shingai Nyoka visits AI entrepreneur Leroy
Nyangani who’s come up with a way of making solar energy more
financially accessible, while also solving a big problem of
energy access in the country where, almost 70% are not connected
to the grid and blackouts are the norm.


Audrey-Cynthia Yamadjako from the African Development Bank
outlines a new scheme designed to support green SMEs on the
continent.


Presenter Luke Jones is joined by the BBC’s Karnie Sharp who was
raised in South Africa. They discuss how, with proper support,
green solutions to everyday problems may unlock Africa’s economic
and human potential.


Producer: Ivana Davidovic Researcher: Matt Toulson Series
producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Richard Vadon Sound: Tom Brignell