Field notes & documentation

The written record.

Every film has an article behind it: the facts, the people we spoke to, and what is still unresolved.

Why SabiVerse exists

About SabiVerse1 Oct 2026

Why SabiVerse exists

Engineering projects in Africa rarely fail on engineering. They stall on trust, and trust starts with information people can check.

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The crude distillation column going up at the Dangote refinery, Lagos

Power28 Sept 2026

Field notes: Dangote Petroleum Refinery

Africa's largest oil refinery — reshaping energy independence on the continent.

An electric shovel loading copper and cobalt ore at Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi (archive photo)

Ground26 Sept 2026

Field notes: Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine

The world's fastest-growing major copper mine, reshaping the DRC's mining landscape.

The Husab uranium mine in the Namib desert, from the air

Ground24 Sept 2026

Field notes: Husab Uranium Mine

The world's second-largest uranium mine, powering the global nuclear energy supply from Namibia's Erongo Region.

The Nimba range, Simandou's iron-rich neighbour in Guinea's forest region

Ground22 Sept 2026

Field notes: Simandou Iron Ore Project

The world's largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit, poised to transform Guinea's economy.

An express passenger train on the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway

Ground20 Sept 2026

Field notes: Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)

A 472 km modern railway connecting Kenya's largest port city to its capital in under five hours.

Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lagos, from the air

Ground18 Sept 2026

Field notes: Lekki Deep Sea Port

Nigeria's first deep-sea port, designed to become West Africa's premier maritime gateway.

A Zipline drone landing in a night-time rainstorm in Rwanda

Wellbeing16 Sept 2026

Field notes: Zipline Drone Delivery Network

The world's first national drone delivery service — saving lives across Africa with autonomous logistics.

An M-Pesa and Equity agent's kiosk in Nairobi

Signal14 Sept 2026

Field notes: M-PESA Mobile Money Infrastructure

The mobile money revolution that banked the unbanked — Kenya's gift to global fintech.

The Nairobi skyline from Nairobi National Park; Konza is being built 60 km south-east

Signal12 Sept 2026

Field notes: Konza Technopolis

Kenya's $14.5 billion smart city project, building Africa's Silicon Savannah 60 km south of Nairobi.

The Ethiopian Airlines maintenance base at Addis Ababa Bole

Orbit10 Sept 2026

Field notes: Ethiopian Airlines MRO and Aviation Academy

Africa's largest aviation maintenance facility and training powerhouse — keeping the continent flying.

The industrial port at Jorf Lasfar, Morocco

Harvest8 Sept 2026

Field notes: OCP Jorf Lasfar Fertiliser Complex

The world's largest phosphate fertiliser processing hub — anchoring Morocco's global leadership.

Fertiliser being handed out to farmers in Niger State, Nigeria

Harvest6 Sept 2026

Field notes: Dangote Fertiliser Plant

Africa's largest urea fertiliser plant — boosting food security across the continent.

A communications mast in the African bush

Signal4 Sept 2026

Field notes: Helios Towers Pan-African Telecom Infrastructure

Africa's leading independent tower company — connecting millions through shared infrastructure.

The container ship Maersk Congo calling at Tanger Med

Ground2 Sept 2026

Field notes: Tanger Med Port Complex

Africa's largest port by container throughput, strategically positioned at the Strait of Gibraltar.

An Addis Ababa Light Rail vehicle at a station

Ground31 Aug 2026

Field notes: Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit

Sub-Saharan Africa's first modern light rail system, carrying over 100,000 passengers daily in Ethiopia's capital.