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Three Women-Led Bitcoin Programmes Open in Nairobi, Lagos, and Across Africa in the Same Month

September 2026 is shaping up as the most concentrated month for women’s Bitcoin education and career development the continent has ever seen, with HER Internet and Dada Devs, Hack4Freedom, and Satoshi Sister Circle all running programmes simultaneously across Nairobi, Lagos, and beyond.

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EcosystemFunding

HRF Funds Three African Bitcoin Projects in Latest Grant Round, Bringing Cumulative Total to $12.2 Million Across 383 Projects

The Human Rights Foundation has announced its second Bitcoin Development Fund round of 2026, distributing over 500 million satoshis across 16 projects worldwide. Three of the grantees are building directly in Africa, connecting mobile money to Bitcoin across Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana, and Zambia.

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Bitcoin++ Wraps First-Ever African Edition in Nairobi, Hackathon Won by West African Builder, Return Confirmed for 2027

Bitcoin++ Nairobi concluded its first-ever African edition this week with three days of deep protocol sessions, a Bitcoin glossary translation sprint, a hackathon won by Senegalese builder Nourou, and an immediate confirmation that the conference is returning to Nairobi in October 2027.

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