
Nairobi, Kenya – Electric mobility is emerging as a key issue across the African continent, with cleaner transport high on the agenda at the Africa Forward summit, in Nairobi, organised jointly by France and Kenya. RFI met some of the pioneers of the future's electric vehicles, who are inspiring a new generation in the process.
For those who know the traffic conditions in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the daily gridlock can strand people for hours amid cars, trucks and other vehicles. Those who cannot afford to drive rely on either matatus, the local minibuses, or motorbikes, known as boda boda.