Preface -- Introduction : what do science, technology, and innovation mean from Africa? -- The place of science and technology in our lives : making sense of possibilities -- The language of science, technology, and innovation : Chimurenga way of seeing from Dzimbahwe -- The metalworker, the potter, and the pre-European African "laboratory" -- Plants of bondage, limbo plants, and liberation flora : diasporic reflections for STS in Africa and Africa in STS -- Smartness from below : variations on technology and creativity in contemporary Kinshasa -- On the politics of generative justice : African traditions and maker communities -- Making mobiles African -- Innovation for development : Africa -- Science, technology, and innovation in Africa : conceptualizations, relevance, and policy directions.