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 rep\xf3rter Peter Jengwa meets Admore Chiumia, whose company Green Impact Technologies turns waste into energy.
In Zimbabwe, the BBC\u2019s Shingai Nyoka visits AI entrepreneur Leroy Nyangani who\u2019s 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\u2019s Karnie Sharp who was raised in South Africa. They discuss how, with proper support, green solutions to everyday problems may unlock Africa\u2019s economic and human potential.
Producer: Ivana Davidovic\nResearcher: Matt Toulson\nSeries producer: Alex Lewis\nEditor: Richard Vadon\nSound: Tom Brignell