Africa
HP holds anti-counterfeiting conference to raise awareness in Africa
April 8, 2014
Anti-Counterfeiting Africa Conference held over two days in Johannesburg to “educate and empower” organisations in the region against negative effects of counterfeits. Allafrica.com reported that the two-day conference hosted by HP came as the OEM continues to tackle the problem of counterfeit products threatening industries in Africa; with the article noting that “sometimes people don’t […]
Man makes 3D printer from discarded electronics
December 23, 2013
Afaté Gnikou of Togo used the country’s abundance of e-waste to create a working 3D printer. France 24 reported on the achievement of Afaté Gnikou, a geographer with no background in computer science who came across a “Mendel” self-replicating 3D printer during a workshop in August 2012 and decided to attempt to make one himself using […]