AfriBit Kibera is a community-led Bitcoin circular economy in Kibera, Nairobi. Founded by Ronnie Mdawida, it pays waste collectors and supports local businesses in Bitcoin, then teaches residents to save and spend through Lightning, education, and self-custody.
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Bitcoin education in Africa is set to expand, as groups in Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Lebanon prepare new training and funding.
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Bitcoin infrastructure update: Fedimint releases v0.12.0 and Let Africa Build rebrands as a venture engine for African founders.
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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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Africa Free Routing has announced the Lightning Developer Bootcamp Dar es Salaam, a five-day programme for developers interested in building
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African USSD Bitcoin service brings on-chain and Lightning spending and receiving back to full functionality.
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Boltz, a key piece of Bitcoin’s non-custodial swap infrastructure connecting the Lightning Network, Liquid, and Bitcoin mainchain, has suspended all services indefinitely after months of AI-assisted attacks overwhelmed its ability to patch vulnerabilities faster than attackers could find them.
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Bitcoin Ekasi did not start with code or venture capital. It started with eleven years of community trust in a Mossel Bay township, then layered Bitcoin on top to pay surf coaches in sats and get spaza shops accepting them. Herman Vivier on five years of building Africa’s most recognised Bitcoin circular economy.
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BitDevs Cotonou est de retour. Cette fois, la session explore un angle souvent sous-estimé du Lightning Network: au-delà des paiements, Lightning ouvre la
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Strike has launched a new Bitcoin-backed loan product that removes margin calls and price-triggered liquidations entirely. No matter how far Bitcoin falls, a borrower’s collateral stays put. The trade-off is a higher interest rate, a shorter term, and strict payment requirements.
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