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Building EV infrastructure in Africa is not just engineering. It’s logistics, behavior change, and trust.

I’m starting to look deeper into companies building real-world systems in Africa — EVs, hardware, infrastructure. If you know any, I’d like to see them.

Sub-Saharan Africa had over 330 million active mobile money accounts in 2023. That scale suggests mobile money is no longer just fintech growth. It is becoming economic infrastructure.

Around 85% of employment in Africa happens in the informal sector. Which means many businesses are operating outside the structures most software is designed for.

A petrol bike depends on global oil markets.An electric bike depends on local energy infrastructure.That difference matters.

In many African cities, mobility is not optional. It’s survival. That’s why transport innovation matters more here.

DJI Matrice,Inspire 3 and Fly carti. These are the things I desire

The more dependent a country is on imported fuel… the more exposed it is to decisions made elsewhere.

Oil prices can change overnight because of global tensions. That risk is built into every fuel-dependent system.

The world is worried about oil supply routes… but the more interesting question is: who is building alternatives?

EVs are not just about vehicles. They’re about energy systems.

Safaricom is often talked about as a telco. But that’s not the interesting part. The real story is how it quietly became the infrastructure layer of Kenya.

I’m starting to look deeper into African companies building hardware. Devices, infrastructure, real-world systems. This is where things get interesting.

If you know any African company building hardware or real-world systems… I’d like to see it.

Filming software startups is one thing. Filming hardware businesses means understanding how things actually move, get built, and scale.

The next wave of African startups won’t just be digital. They’ll be physical + digital combined.

If you walk through markets in Nairobi, you’ll see: phones doing payments devices tracking inventory informal systems replacing software This is where real innovation is happening.

I came across a telecom company in Kenya called Fireside Group. What surprised me? The founder started in journalism… and is now building telecommunications hardware. The transition is interesting.