Power to the People: Building Africa's Infrastructure with Smart Technology

Power to the People: Building Africa's Infrastructure with Smart Technology
Closing the Electricity, Roads, and Internet Divide through Innovation

Africa's future will be built-not just with bricks and steel, but with data, design, and digital intelligence.

In Power to the People, Edison Uviase presents a bold, solution-driven exploration of how Africa can close its vast infrastructure gaps in electricity, transportation, and internet access using smart, inclusive, and future-ready technologies. From solar mini-grids powering remote villages to AI-driven road design, fiber optic backbones, smart railways, and satellite internet transforming connectivity, this book maps a new infrastructure paradigm for the continent.

Through deeply researched insights, compelling case studies, and actionable policy ideas, this book empowers readers to understand:

• The historical roots and human costs of Africa's infrastructure divide

• How off-grid energy, AI, and e-mobility are leapfrogging legacy systems

• The roles of youth, women, startups, and communities in infrastructure innovation

• How public-private partnerships, financing models, and digital policy can shape smarter development

• What it takes to build a connected, resilient, and sovereign Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) vision

Whether you're a policymaker, entrepreneur, development expert, student, or global reader invested in Africa's transformation, Power to the People is both a blueprint and a call to action-showing how smart technology can do more than connect a continent. It can empower its people.