Ethiopian tradesman turns ordinance into coffee paraphernalia

There’s not a lot love between Ethiopia and now-independent breakaway republic Eritrea, but Azmeraw Zeleke has found a way to make the most of burnt-out shells left over from their recent war: turn them into coffee machines. In his ramshackle workshop in Mekele, Ethiopia, he and six staff work the old metal into fully-functional commercial-size […]

CoffeeshellsThere's not a lot love between Ethiopia and now-independent breakaway republic Eritrea, but Azmeraw Zeleke has found a way to make the most of burnt-out shells left over from their recent war: turn them into coffee machines.

In his ramshackle workshop in Mekele, Ethiopia, he and six staff work the old metal into fully-functional commercial-size percolating machines.

This came to our attention via AfriGadget, a fine blog covering people in the developing world to whom technology is a common-sense answer to everyday problems.

From weapons of war to great coffee [BBC via AfriGadget]