Our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Bujumbura, Burundi 🇧🇮 is officially a wrap and what an incredible week it has been. Over five days, participants journeyed from Bitcoin fundamentals, the history of money, cryptographic signatures, transactions, and the blockchain, all the way to building and testing real projects on the Lightning Network. Today, they pitched those projects to the room. Watching developers who started the week with questions end it with working ideas is exactly why we run these bootcamps. A huge shoutout to our instructors, @heyolaniran and @advaxeir. You didn’t just teach, you inspired. The depth, clarity, and energy you brought to every session shaped the entire experience. Thank you both. To our executing team, @_Satoshee and @Ladyyyy_lo, thank you for the countless behind the scenes efforts that made this bootcamp possible. These events only succeed because of people like you. A special thank you to @belyi_nobel, @Barakana_GE, and the @bitdevsgtga team for inviting us to Burundi, welcoming us so warmly, and supporting the local ground planning. Your community’s passion for Bitcoin education is truly inspiring, and this definitely won’t be our last time here. And to our sponsors and partners who continue to make this mission possible, @btrustteam, @HRF, @Tether_Africa, @afribitcoiners, @planb_network, and @freetechite, thank you. Your support is what transforms an idea into five days of hands on Bitcoin education across Africa. The Lightning Network is growing across this continent. One city, one bootcamp, one developer at a time. Next stop: Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪

✅ Day 1 of our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Kisumu, Kenya. What an incredible start! We welcomed a record breaking 90 participants, making this one of the largest bootcamps we've hosted to date. As always, we started with the fundamentals, exploring the history and properties of money, the problems Bitcoin solves, and why it matters. Participants then got hands on experience interacting with their own Bitcoin Core nodes, taking their first steps toward becoming Bitcoin and Lightning developers. Special shoutout to @dzeg5 for leading an engaging and insightful first day. A huge thank you to @Zone01Kisumu for hosting us and helping make this possible. And of course, thank you to our sponsors, @btrustteam, @HRF, @Tether_Africa, @afribitcoiners, and @planb_network for supporting the next generation of Bitcoin builders across Africa. 🚀

Et c’est la fin 🎓❤️ La première cohorte de notre Académie Bitcoin Afrique est bouclée 🔥 Des instructeurs disponibles, une cohorte de choc, l’internet qui n’a pas toujours était de pair mais nous y sommes arrivés 🥳 Infiniment merci à tous 🙏🏾🫂

NEW: 🇧🇮 Bitcoin P2P Hackathon in Bujumbura Delivers 10 Working Prototypes — 30 Builders Advance Financial Sovereignty in Burundi. The landmark event emphasized real-world building: no intermediaries, no gatekeepers, and complete user control over financial infrastructure.⚡️ Read More: bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-p…

Two last week I build with different Team two different projet behind every projet we use the same technologies (biction L1 with Lightning L2) thanks to @FreeRoutingAf @AdvaxeIr Those projets are 1.Muhira Bitcoin 2.FashaBTC

Alumni of the Bujumbura Lightning Developer Bootcamp (@FreeRoutingAf ), apply now for 2 upcoming hackathons. Only 30 spots available. BitDevs team will guide participants on-site in building open-source solutions that empower users and protect privacy. Supported by @vexl

🚀 After the Bujumbura Lightning Dev Bootcamp with @FreeRoutingAf , 30 top participants join 2 Bitcoin P2P hackathons to build and launch real-world projects aligned with the principle: Tech should empower, not control. An initiative supported by @vexl