Open Source Community Africa

Applications for the Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2026 are now open! Build on-device AI that runs entirely on commodity laptops no cloud dependency. 💰 $20,000 prize pool 📅 Deadline: August 25, 2026 Apply: https://lnkd.in/eXzBVP_h Read More: https://lnkd.in/edj_pr3j #AfricaDeepTech #AI

[CONTEST ENDED] 🇧🇪 Win a trip to Brussels to attend #OCX26! 🌟 What’s included? ✈️ Return flights (up to €1,000) 🏨 Two hotel nights during OCX 🎟️ A 3-day OCX conference pass 🌟 How to participate? 1️⃣ Follow Open Community Experience on LinkedIn 2️⃣ Comment on this post why do you want to attend OCX 3️⃣ Like and reshare this post 4️⃣ Complete this short form: https://hubs.la/Q048Q-6h0 ⏳ Enter before 5 April, 23:59 CET #OCX #griveaway #contest #trip #opensource

Call for Speakers Opportunity 📣 Eclipse Foundation and OSCA invite developers across Africa to bring their voice to Open Community Experience 2026. Join the global open source community in Brussels, from 21-23 April 2026, and share your insights on collaboration, Java, IoT, security, and more. The #OCX26 call for proposals closes on 13 November! 👉 Submit your talk: https://lnkd.in/ewzBU3eY #OCX26 #opensource #Java #IoT #collaboration

We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with FOSSASIA at #DevConnect 2025 to host an Open Source Community Hub, happening from November 17th to 22nd, 2025, in Argentina! This event will spotlight the incredible work of maintainers and contributors, while exploring the vital role of open source in the Ethereum ecosystem. If you’re attending and you have ideas or insights to share on open source projects related to Ethereum or Web3, you should definitely apply. Link: https://lnkd.in/gR8nkiqm

We’re thrilled to announce Kelvin Isievwore, Engineering Lead at Btrust, as a keynote speaker at #OSCAFest25! 🎉 📍 Talk: Building Out Africa's Open Source Ecosystem Kelvin brings over a decade of software engineering experience and a deep commitment to Bitcoin since 2015. At Btrust, he champions training and funding for Bitcoin open source developers across Africa and the Global South. Get ready to be inspired by his vision for advancing open source and making Bitcoin more accessible through education. Tickets: https://lnkd.in/dfsJTESf #OSCAFest25

D-DAY 🎉🥳 It’s finally kickoff of Day of #OSCAFest25. Thank you for counting down with us. We can’t wait to have you at the event! 📅 Check out the full schedule here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dKR7aK2N Select the sessions you want to attend, and you’ll get a reminder before they start! 🚀✨ #OSCAFest25

We’re thrilled to announce that Uchechukwu Obasi, Developer Advocate at CNCF, will be delivering a keynote at OSCAFest 2025! 🚀 📌 Talk: 10 Years of CNCF and Cloud Native's Next Decade From Kubernetes to AI-driven automation, Uche will explore CNCF’s incredible journey over the last decade and share what’s ahead for the next ten years in the cloud native space. You don’t want to miss this! 🎯 📅 Date: 15th–16th August, 2025 📍 Location: Landmark Event Center, Lagos 🎟️ Get your tickets: https://lnkd.in/dfsJTESf #OSCAFest25 #KeynoteSpeaker #CloudNative #CNCF #OpenSource

1 day to 15th 🎉 One day to #OSCAFEST25, and if you haven’t ticked off all these items, you should now 👇 Study the event agenda ✅ Outfit ready ✅ CV and portfolio ✅ It’s time for you to follow us across all social on X (Twitter) to follow all the speaker sessions.

3 days to 15th 🎉 #OSCAFest25 is going to be packed full of valuable people, including yourself. You should want to show up ready to tap into that value pool with your updated portfolio and CV. Get that done today, and you are set up for value 📋.

We’re thrilled to announce that Sultan Akintunde, Co-Founder & Head of Tech at AltSchool Africa, will be delivering a keynote at OSCAFest 2025! 🚀 You don’t want to miss this! 🎯 📅 Date: 15th–16th August, 2025 📍 Location: Landmark Event Center, Lagos 🎟️ Get your tickets: https://lnkd.in/dfsJTESf #OSCAFest25 #Keynote #TechLeadership #AltSchoolAfrica #hackSultan