7 billion neighbors

The journey of a Mauritanian woman, from shadow to sunlight

Audio 48:30

Kadio Niang, Mauritanian engineer, during the recording of the program 7 billion neighbors, in Nouakchott, May 18, 2022. © Romain Dubrac

By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

Born in a village in southern Mauritania without electricity, Kadio Niang now runs Solar-Ecobat, a start-up specializing in the manufacture of solar lamps.

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For someone who spent her childhood and adolescence studying by candlelight or kerosene lamp, becoming an engineer is quickly obvious.

With an electricity access rate of 10% in rural areas compared to 72% in cities, for Kadio Niang, the future of electrification in the Sahel depends on solar energy.

Rare woman in a world of men, she also wants to promote the employment of women in this field.  

Broadcast recorded in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

With

Kadio Niang

, engineer, director and founder of

, a start-up specializing in solar energy and eco-construction materials 

At the end of the program, a report north of Nouakchott at

whose objective is to improve schooling, the reintegration of women in school, their participation in the public space as well as the strengthening of their skills and their employability. 

Musical programming:

►African Woman

- Baaba Maal 

► Nawligu

- Mc Mallet & Tifa Diaw 

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