Nairobi, Kenya, April 112025 / Alexablockchain / – Directed Development launches the first, hybrid virtual and in-person blockchain development competition with over $ 30,000 in prizes, provided by eight international blockchains and AI companies. The inaugural championship has more than 15 areas across the continent, including local partners in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa and Rwanda. The purpose of the African blockchain championship is to ignite the next generation of blockchain-powered solutions.
“The African blockchain championship is based on realizing that the blockchain is most useful in low-trusting environments. In environments where middlemen are not trusted because they take advantage of their position of power, this is the case in many places around the world, but in particular Africa. Sällström, African blockchain championship lead organizer
Pioneering African blockchain event
The African Blockchain Championship is a PAN-African competition that brings together and trains developers to use blockchain technology to solve real-world problems. The Inaugural event cooperates with a division of the United Nations Development Program, UNDP ALTFINLABto contribute challenges and use cases to meet contests during the event. Competing teams will have the choice of remote or onsite attendance at co-found partner facilities at the leading technical universities.
Unlike most conventional hackathons, participants will have more than a month to find out and develop complex blockchain projects, whose desired outcome is many viable African startups ready to measure. Teams with the best solutions will get an opportunity to join the second cohort of the SDG blockchain accelerator, implemented by the UNDP Altfinlab in September 2025.
Why Africa and why now?
African cryptocurrency adoption is rising, with a recorded $ 125 billion in cryptocurrency transactions between July 2023 and June 2024. In 2023, Nigeria ranked the number of two in the Global Crypto Adoption Index. The influence on African culture is undeniable in the film industry by Nollywood, as well as the music industry, along with Afrobeats and Amapians who take music charts worldwide.
African entrepreneurs disrupt petroleum markets and leather supply chains by building successful home brands and refineries. Mix in the youth population and the flood of foreign investment, from West, China and Russia, creates a fertile environment to produce blockchain companies and the future workers.
Program experience
The 1000+ contests will compete for over $ 30,000 in the prizes and the opportunity for accelerating the post-hackathon project. The championship programming consists:
Weekend kick-off April 12 and 13th along with the opening of keynote speeches and workshops to the large sponsorship.
Builder Phase: Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Grand Finale
Post-championship incubation and accelerating partners
Timeline and schedule
Blockchain competition takes more than one month with four phases.
Phase 1: Kick-off Weekend
12th April-You-13-Kick-off on the weekend with major and satellite venues.
April 14, noon GMT – submission of the project to qualify for the next stage.
Phase 2: Quarter Finals
April 14th – 28th of the Quarter Finals’ Phase of the Builder (Virtual). April 28, 5 pm GMT, submission for the next stage.
Phase 3: Semi-Finals
May 1-May 12: Semi-Finals’ Phase Builder for projects qualified. May 12, 5 pm GMT final submission.
May 12 -May 1 Bounty Sponsor’s Evaluation and Finalist Nominations.
Phase 4: The finalists and winners were selected
May 19 – May 24: Grand Finalist Review of the Last Judge’s Panel.
May 26, 4 pm GMT Virtual Closing Ceremony & Winner Announcement!
June 1st-post-championship startup incubation.
The respected judges
Joseph Kibur
Joseph Kibur was the founder of Yaya Labs. He was the first Ethiopian to have a company listed in Nasdaq. He is an Ethiopian-born businessman and AI researcher. Joseph co-established Netnation in 1996, who became the largest Canadian web-host company. After 28 years of launching and running startups, he returned to the academy to pursue a business administration doctor dedicated to developing AI.
Ahmed M. Amer
Ahmed is a timely Fronier tech investor, managing $ 200m+ in investments throughout Blockchain, AI, drone tech, and robotics. His expertise in the innovative properties of real-world, fintech, payments, climate, and finances in trade makes it an incredible addition to our judgment panel.
As CEO of Emurgo Africa, a $ 100m-fund-fund-fund, and founder of Emurgo Labs, a web 2 venture-focused venture, Ahmed is ahead of the financial blockchain-driven transformation.
VINCE KOHLI
One of the leading startup mentors and judges of the Silicon Valley. Vince is an early stage of investor, 7 × tech entrepreneurs, and veteran mentors with extensive experience guiding startups to prestigious institutions including MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Google, NASA, Startx, and Meta.
His expertise in Blockchain and Fintech, accompanied by his role in the MIT Technology Review Global Panel, offers startups of extraordinary views and strategic directions as they present their innovative solutions to the finals.
Adaku Jennifer Agwunobi
Adaku Jennifer Agwunobi, PhD Dr. Adaku, is a British-Nigerian academic, businessman, and creative powerhouse. He is the president of the Oxford Blockchain Society, a postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University, and a self-pointed software developer who has won and arranged many hackathons worldwide.
With expertise covering blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and health tech. He is ahead of the change, securing an innovative UK to give and lead the major web3 initiatives worldwide. He also spoke in global stages, moderating panels with top VCs and developers in New York, Denver, and more.
Nimo Rotem
Nimo is a mechanical engineer and blockchain startup inventor. The Rotem is the founder of Grah and Nemo tools. He is an active angel investor and invested in companies such as Netlify and Flytrex. He also serves as a Scalingx counselor.
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Participant universities
- OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY
- University of Abuja
- Hilcoe School of Computer Science & Technology
- Makerere University
- Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
- Kenyatta University
- University of Rwanda
- Addis Ababa University
- Niles University
- Kigali Independent University
- Kabarak University
- Pwani University
- Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology
- Catholic University of Eastern Africa
- EGERTON UNIVERSITY
- University of Nigeria
- Technical university of kenya
- African Leadership University
- University of Itilorin
- Uganda Christian University
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
- Strathmore University
- Federal University Gusau
- DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
For the web3 building in Africa, the African blockchain championship is a unique opportunity to connect with the judges, mentors, and investors face to face and almost. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to participate in the 1st annual African Blockchain Championship Conference on April 12.
To compete, go to the African Blockchain Championship website and apply.
For partnerships in the event, e-mail Moses Kahures at moises@africanblockchamp.com
About Africa’s blockchain championship
ABC, African blockchain championship is a hybrid blockchain competition that combines -includes the leading talent from universities throughout Africa to come up with innovative blockchain solutions. The championship includes workshops, mentorship, and networking to show real-world blockchain applications for the development of African economies.
About direct development
Directed Development Provides worldwide training and apprenticeships designed to prepare African students for distant papers with leading western tech companies. Find out the web development, UI/UX and AI design through our foundation courses. Excel, and secure a place in our talent program for hands-on apprenticeships with tech startups and specialized training in blockchain, cybersecurity, or cloud computing.
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