We sat down with Emmanuel Ezenwere  the CEO of Arone, a company whose mission is to pioneer technologies that democratize access to basic amenities required to live a better life.  Emmanuel is an entrepreneur with 8 years of experience building technologies that focus on the development of  unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)  and clean energy technologies. Arone looks to solve issues around access to electricity and healthcare within Nigeria, with a potential to scale to other developing economies. Emmanuel’s work has been recognized and published nationally & internationally by the likes of Total Energies, Oxford Business Group (UK) & BusinessDay. The key themes we explore on this episode include: The challenges of building a battery assembly plant in Nigeria.  Emmanuel's unfortunate encounter with a fraudsterArone's innovative battery solution The opportunities for solar cell manufacturing in AfricaHave a listen! *As at the time this episode was recorded, Arone was looking to raise startup funding. Please reach out to Emmanuel for further enquiries on this. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn