Solar-powered kekehs are revolutionizing transport in Sierra Leone, thanks to James Samba’s innovative approach to sustainable engineering.

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Sierra Leone student tackles toxic air pollution

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In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system. Rush hour in the West African country's major cities is a frenetic medley of minibuses, mopeds, shared taxis and three-wheeled vehicles known as "kekehs" –- each spluttering toxic

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In Freetown, traffic jams make the air unbreathable. To limit pollution, James Samba, a 23-year-old student, decided to develop a “keke”, a kind of cart, powered by electrical energy.

A Freetown, les embouteillages rendent l'air irrespirable. Pour limiter la pollution, James Samba, un étudiant de 23 ans, a décidé de développer un « keke », sorte de voiturette, alimenté à l'énergie électrique.

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Sierra Leone. He makes an electric cart against air pollution

In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone’s polluting public transport system. Rush hour in the West African country’s major cities is a frenetic medley of minibuses, mopeds, shared taxis and three-wheeled vehicles known as “kekehs” –- each spluttering toxic emissions into the atmosphere. Samba said that his uncle died from a respiratory …

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Freetown (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 
In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system. 
Rush hour in the West African country's major cities is a frenetic medley of minibuses, mopeds, shared taxis and three-wheeled vehicles known as "kekehs" - each spluttering toxic emissions into the atmosph

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