Researchers at the University of Alexandria in Egypt have created a low-cost desalinate technology that filters salty water, making it drinkable in minutes. >
In eastern Congo, hand-hewn, low-tech scooters called chukudu's are a used to carry heaps of cargo, from food to fuel to bricks, across long distances. >
The Senegalese government plans to build a new city – airport, industrial park, university and all – in an attempt to ease congestion in the capital. >