Man builds micro power station for DR Congo, using spare parts
ROSE NGOY MUMBI, BIRD STORY AGENCY GEMMY Musati is trimming a client's beard at his barbershop in Mushaki village, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) province of North Kivu, Two customers sit on a bench, awaiting their turn on the barber's chair. Above the hum of electric clippers, Musati explains how his business and his life have changed since a regular power supply became available in the village, thanks to the efforts of a socially-minded local mechanic. "I started working in this barbershop with a generator, and it was so difficult because fuel was costly, and sometimes…