Simply based on the face that this article lists the cost of recycled bricks, but not the cost of traditional bricks, I feel quite confident saying this is an e

Simply based on the face that this article lists the cost of recycled bricks, but not the cost of traditional bricks, I feel quite confident saying this is an entertainment piece, and the bricks have no serious commercial prospects outside of being a conversation piece. "News" sites really love stories about inventions in Africa, but if you read this crap you almost certainly come away with a worse understanding of the economy in whatever state they're talking about. I stopped reading Quartz entirely, because their emerging markets coverage was composed entirely of this stuff. If you're really interested about innovation in the African economy, the investments China is making are what you should be reading about. That's what's actually going to change the future of Africa. FT has some good coverage of it all (although they're expensive).