Open Source Community Africa

Join us for another community webinar with one of our own Prosper Opara, where we get to talk all about the MLH Fellowship, a 12-week open-source internship alternative for aspiring software engineers. Prosper Opara is an experienced full-stack engineer with over three years of experience cutting across open-source contributions, technical writing, and cloud-native application development. Having been a fellow in the first cohort of the MLH Fellowship in 2020, Propser will share his experiences and answer any questions from community members who are looking to apply for the Fall 2024 batch.

Link to RSVP in bio.

Open Source has demonstrated the massive benefit of removing barriers to studying, using, modifying, and sharing software. We need to expand these essential freedoms to artificial intelligence as well, to ensure AI systems are accessible, reliable, and transparent. This is the goal of the Open Source Initiative’s Open Source AI Definition. Next week, Mer Joyce, will present the definition’s current version and describe the global consultative process used to create it, and how YOU can participate.

You can RSVP to attend and ask questions (if any) here: https://bit.ly/osca-osi24 (link in bio). See you soon again!

Join us for another live webinar with , where we get to talk all about open source and learn from Segun’s experiences of contributing to and maintaining multiple award-winning open-source projects.

⏩️ You can RSVP and ask your questions here: https://bit.ly/osca-web-segun (link in bio). See you soon!

📢 Hi people! We’re excited to partner with friends from the Eclipse Foundation for the Open Source Global South Developer Survey!

Kindly share your insights and help shape the future of innovation in the African region and beyond using this link: https://bit.ly/os-gs-dev-survey.

The open source movement is one of the most transformative technology shifts in history, creating significant economic and social impacts around the world. This survey is a major initiative to gather crucial insights from the community — and we want to hear from you! Cheers! 🧡

Hey developers! 👋🏾🫡

We’re excited to announce our partnership with The EnAccess Foundation for the Open Source in Energy Access Symposium and Hackathon taking place between the 7th - 10th May 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria.

You can be a part of the hackathon and ideation challenges to learn and contribute innovations to the Open Source Energy Access field and win prizes up to 2000 USD! Kindly read the announcement post (https://bit.ly/osca-x-oseas) to learn more about the symposium and how to participate in the hackathon. There’s a very special gift there so be sure you read till the end :). Cheers! 🧡

Update from the OSCA Team 📣

We are deeply sad to announce that this year’s Open Source Festival - OSCAFEST 2024 has been cancelled ❌.

This was a very tough decision for our team as unfortunately the timeline we had earlier imagined to pull off this year’s festival has become no longer feasible and while we understand the disappointments it might bring to our community, our team is very intentional about maintaining the authenticity and quality of the biggest open source conference in Africa, hence our need to cancel this year’s, and re-strategise better internally, for 2025.

Ahead of OSCAFest 2025, we’re also excited to formally announce next year’s festival dates as 12th to 14th June 2025 💃.

While we look forward to pulling off a bigger and impactful festival next year, OSCA will still continue to roll out and implement other program activities and plans lined up to grow our OSCA community and the open source ecosystem at large, in 2024!

We’re deeply apologise for possible inconvenience this might have caused, and we look forward to giving you the best Open Source Festival experience in 2025! 🥹🙏🏼.

Thank you once again for sticking with us 🫂.

We are thrilled to welcome as a silver sponsor for the Open Source Festival🔥 🥳 .

PolyTope is a pioneering blockchain research and development lab at the forefront of the decentralization revolution.
Thank you, Polytope, for your support 🙏

The submissions for the have begun!!!🚀
This is your chance to demonstrate your talent, creativity, and passion for technology as you tackle real-world challenges.

All participants are expected to submit their projects by Tuesday 13/06/2023 after which judging will commence. Kindly use the link below to make your submission.
https://buff.ly/3p4A1Nn

Remember, your project would be judged based on the stated guidelines including the use of Axelar to provide interchain functionality as part of your DApp.

You can always ask questions in the discord channel if you are having any challenges while building!🌟

OSCA Fest 2023 Hackathon Submission Form Note: You can build alone or in a team If you work in a team, please ensure; Your team has a maximum number of 3 members. All members of your team register individually using this form🚀 If you belong to a team, only one member of your team should fill this form. Useful Links: OSCA LinkedIn Hackat...

We’re happy to have Gnome as a silver sponsor for this years’ festival 🎊🥳🥳

Gnome’s mission is to promote software freedom globally, and it’s a pleasure to have them onboard!

It's 5 days to go! and our schedule is finally up!! 🎊✨
Check out the talks you’re interested in, and add to your schedule: https://buff.ly/43wrvpp

Don’t forget to sign up on sched (the scheduling platform), so you can chat with the speakers and receive updates from the team.

Please note that the Open Source Festival will start with the exclusive Sustain Africa event on the 15th of June, which is by invitation only. The main event and workshops will take place on the 16th and 17th of June.

Please add sessions to your schedule accordingly so you don't miss out on the main event.

Spread the word!

Introducing another amazing speaker - Aniedi Udo-Obong🙌🕺
Aniedi is an experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the technology industry across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and more recently North America (NA).

He’s currently the US & Canada Regional Lead for Google's flagship developer community offerings - Google Developer Groups (GDG) and Google Developer Experts (GDE) - driving awareness, adoption, advocacy and feedback for Google's products and platforms, as well as open technologies for mobile, web, cloud and machine learning.

He’ll be live with us at , and we’re so excited!!! Not gotten your ticket yet? Too bad.

🥁🥁 🥁 We are excited to announce John Meluso as a Speaker for

is a System Engineer and an Organization Scientist. He is the Sloan VERSO Postdoctural fellow for Systems, Organizations, and inclusion at the Vermont Complex Systems Center at the University of Vermont .

Join us for an unforgettable experience by getting a ticket here: https://buff.ly/40tnLCK

We are so excited to let you know that 💃💃
will be speaking at

Njoku Emmanuel is a Senior Blockchain Engineer, passionate about building blockchain and crypto solutions to drive the adoption of crypto globally.

Get your tickets via https://buff.ly/40tnLCK to join us.

Happy to announce that Princess Oluebube wil be joining us at this year’s festival 💃💃
is a seasoned Software Engineer, Technical writer, and Developer Relations Engineer at Spectro Cloud. She has over 6 years of experience as a software engineer and has successfully led engineering teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

We’re getting closer and closer to D-day 💃

10 days to

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🚀 Attention, web3 enthusiasts and experts!
Are you yet to join the ?,

Our latest article, "A Guide to the Axelar Web3 Hackathon," - https://buff.ly/43H2Myt
by lets you in on details of the hackathon, and a pathway to hit the ground running.

⭐️ With many resources and mentorship from the axelar team, we look forward to your amazing submission for the hackathon!!!

https://buff.ly/43H2Myt

Register to attend for FREE here: https://buff.ly/3WEWnl1

A Guide to the Axelar Web3 Hackathon We are thrilled to present a Web3 hackathon in partnership with Axelar for the Open Source Festival 2023. For this hackathon, participants are expected to build a DApp (Decentralized Application) project that uses Axelar’s General Message Passing to ...

🎉 We are happy to have Prosper Otemuyiwa, a true champion of the open source community, joining us at ! 🙌✨
is a seasoned developer advocate and community leader, and the co-founder .

Prosper has played a pivotal role in fostering collaboration and driving innovation within the tech industry, both locally and globally, and you all will find his experience and insights truly invaluable! 💡

Join us: https://buff.ly/40tnLCK

It is with excitement that we introduce to you the one and only Sultan Akintunde - your favorite tech advocate🔥🕺

is the Co-founder and Head of Technology .
He will be sharing a lot of insights on the tech space and

Open source. Don’t miss the opportunity to take a selfie and receive soap directly!
Grab your ticket here
https://buff.ly/40tnLCK

With less than 2 weeks to go, we have some updates for you🥳 !!!
Happy to let you know that will be happening at Landmark Center this year. We think it’s a perfect place to have this unmissable event packed with limitless possibilities, and we hope you agree.

Demand for tickets has been exceptionally high and with limited tickets now available. Get yours before it sells out. https://buff.ly/40tnLCK
We can't wait to see you all 😍

Happy to announce our Bronze Sponsor- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)👏 🥳

CNCF is the open source, vendor-neutral hub of cloud native computing, hosting projects like Kubernetes and Prometheus to make cloud native universal and sustainable.

Thank you for your immense support and contributions to the African Open Source ecosystem.

We are excited to announce yet another amazing silver sponsor - The University of Vermont🕺🤩🥳
offers an exceptional academic experience that prepares students for remarkable achievements.

We are happy to be joining forces with them to make memorable.

🎉 Join us in giving a warm welcome to our Silver Sponsor, ! 🌟 We are thrilled to have them on board for our event🙌🥳
Orbit is a platform that empowers businesses to nurture and expand their communities across various platforms. With their innovative tools and insightful analytics, companies can effectively understand, engage, and amplify the impact of their communities.

We deeply appreciate 's commitment to supporting the growth and sustainability of communities.

🎉 We are delighted to welcome as a silver sponsor for Open Source Festival! 🌐
Canonical is a platform that enables users to embrace open source across cloud, desktop, and devices, fostering a thriving ecosystem of sustainable projects.

Join us in expressing gratitude for their invaluable contributions🚀

Hello software testers!

Discover how you can make a significant impact on open source projects. Check out this insightful article on how testers can contribute to open source.

Contributing to Open Source as a Software Tester A software tester is someone involved in the quality assurance stage of software development and deployment. As a software tester, you have a unique point of view and set of skills that can help open source projects a lot. Open-source software is mad...

It is with excitement that we introduce to you the one and only... your favorite tech Twitter influencer - Sultan Akintunde!!!🔥🕺👏

Sultan is the Co-founder and Head of Technology .
He will be sharing a lot of insights on the tech space and Open source at . Don’t miss the opportunity to take a selfie and receive soap directly!

Grab your ticket here by clicking on the Link in our bio.

We are happy to introduce another amazing speaker at - Rachel Onoja🔥 is the Head of Operations . She has a strong background across Tech and startups and has continually excelled at managing Programs, developers, and special events.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear this powerful woman speak at the Open Source Festival, grab your tickets here https://buff.ly/40tnLCK

It's June, and y'all know what that means???

It's officially the OSCAFEST MONTH!!!🎊 😱 🔊 and we're counting down!🥁
In the next two weeks, we'll be opening our gates to the largest Open Source Conference in Africa!

You haven't seen anything quite like it!! Are you ready???

🥁🥁🥁
We are thrilled to have Kelvin Umechukwu , - Founder, . Co-Founder & CEO , join us at the upcoming festival 🎉🥳

Before founding Bumpa, he worked at TechQuest Stem Academy as a business and community manager and ccHub as a Program Manager, before founding Bumpa.

Prepare to be inspired, as he shares from his wealth of experiences both in the startup and tech world.