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| Film star Idris Elba, who is leading the construction of a smart city in Sierra Leone, says he took on the project to change the stereotypical perception of Africa. | |
| Elba is building the eco-city on the rural Sherbro Island off the coast of West Africa along with Siaka Stevens, a grandson of Sierra Leone's former president, who shared the same name. | |
| They are partnering with the renewable energy company Octopus Energy Generation. | |
| The island city will have a wind and solar farm to provide power to residents. | |
| Currently, less than a third of homes in Sierra Leone have electricity. | |
| "Are we ever gonna make a profit? I don't think so, but it is about being self-reliant, it's about bringing an economy that feeds itself, that has growth potential," Elba told the BBC Newsday programme. | |
| "I'm very keen to sort of reframe the way Africa is viewed. We often view the framing of Africa as an aid model and this opportunity is completely different," he added. | |
| Elba told Newsday that the city is intended to attract business and innovation, while also appealing to holidaymakers and empowering local communities. | |
| The actor also plans to set up a film studio there, along with a retirement home for his mother. | |
| Elba's mother is a Ghanaian who moved to the UK, while his late father was of Sierra Leonean origin. | |
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