Calling all Rustaceans in Nigeria! ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฌ
We want to know what you're building, the support you need and how we can serve you better as a community.
Kindly take a minute to fill our survey.
Your voice matters!
๐: https://t.co/163Fn2A8jR
Made a thing: Raspberry Pi Pico 2W with dual LEDs controlled by a button, written in Rust using Embassy.
Main challenge? Button presses were totally ignored during the blink cycle because my code was stuck in sleep timers.
The fix: use select() to race timers against button input, essentially asking 'which happens first: timer finishes OR button pressed?'
I also learnt that GPIO methods like wait_for_low() actually block your entire thread, so you can't just nest them inside loops.
Also figured out debouncing: every button press (LOW) requires waiting for release (HIGH) before the next check.
This forced me to think differently about timings.
introducing microsandbox.
fast, local sandboxes built for agents that ship. ๐ข
every agent needs to run code somewhere. we made that somewhere, and it shouldnโt always be the cloud.
Tired of having 20+ tabs open just to function as a dev?
๐๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ is the open-source, Rust-powered (Tauri v2) desktop app that replaces your cluttered tabs with a single, local-first workspace. ๐ฆ
โช๏ธ Notes & Snippets: Fast SQLite storage + syntax highlighting
โช๏ธ Ollama: Chat with local AI models
โช๏ธ Bookmarks & Todos: Organize links and track tasks
โช๏ธ Creative Space: Scratchpad and visual Moodboards
๐ซ $0. No subscriptions.
Ships on Linux | Windows | macOS.
Check out Almonds๐: https://t.co/Sq7eui4TdX
Building something cool with Rust? ๐ฆ
We want to see it! Get your project featured on the Rust Nigeria website and showcase your work to the growing Rust ecosystem in Nigeria and beyond.
๐ https://t.co/cFeYiSSe5e
๐ ๏ธ Get featured โ https://t.co/HFM2o5fMxJ
Hi guys, I built an open-source alternative to @pewbeam_ai in one week.
https://t.co/WwyVRtv8H3
Started coding during a Sunday church service. By the following Sunday, we were using it live during our church service. Wild.
Here's what Rhema does: it listens to your pastor's sermon in real-time, detects Bible verse references as they're mentioned, and displays them on screen instantly. No manual clicking, no dedicated slide operator needed.
The tech stack:
- Tauri 2.0 with a Rust backend handling all the heavy lifting: audio capture, transcription pipeline, verse detection logic, and system tray integration
- Local AI embeddings using Qwen3-0.6B so everything runs on-device with zero cloud dependency. Your sermons never leave your machine
- Real-time audio transcription paired with semantic search against a full Bible verse database
The Rust backend was a deliberate choice. We needed low latency audio processing and efficient memory usage for running an embedding model locally, and Rust delivers on both.
Is it perfect? Probably not. But the core functionality works and we're already using it in a real church environment
This is where you come in. Rhema is fully open source and we need contributors to help take it to the next level. Whether it's improving the verse detection accuracy, adding multi-language support, building a better overlay UI, adding support for more Bible translations, or optimizing the transcription pipeline, there's real work to be done and real impact to be made.
If you're a Rust developer, a frontend engineer, an ML enthusiast, or just someone who loves building tools for the church, come build with us.
Star the repo. Fork it. Open a PR. Let's make this the go-to open-source solution for live Bible verse display in churches worldwide.
https://t.co/WwyVRtv8H3
Stop over-engineering your AI stack! ๐
Building modern AI apps shouldn't mean drowning in complex infra or massive monthly bills. Most devs default to heavy enterprise clusters, but thereโs a leaner way to build.
For our first showcase, weโre spotlighting Ahnlich by @_deven96. ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ
Itโs a high-performance, in-memory vector database and AI proxy built in Rust.
โ Integrated AI Proxy: Handles text/image embeddings natively.
โ Speed: In-memory storage for sub-ms latency.
โ Zero-bloat: Lightweight enough to run locally, powerful enough for production.
โ SDKs: Rust & Python ready.
Still paying for infra you don't fully understand?
Run Ahnlich locally this weekend. See exactly how vector search works under the hood.
Link in Replies below๐๐พ
Building something cool with Rust? ๐ฆ
We want to see it! Get your project featured on the Rust Nigeria website and showcase your work to the growing Rust ecosystem in Nigeria and beyond.
๐ https://t.co/cFeYiSSe5e
๐ ๏ธ Get featured โ https://t.co/HFM2o5fMxJ
Building something cool with Rust? ๐ฆ
We want to see it! Get your project featured on the Rust Nigeria website and showcase your work to the growing Rust ecosystem in Nigeria and beyond.
๐ https://t.co/cFeYiSSe5e
๐ ๏ธ Get featured โ https://t.co/HFM2o5fMxJ
Vysor kept annoying me with ads and paywalls just to mirror my Android screen, so I built my own.
Introducing Another: a free, open-source app for mirroring and controlling your Android phone from your desktop.
The thing is insanely fast. Near-zero latency screen mirroring over USB. It feels like your phone screen is native to your computer. No lag, no frame drops, just raw performance.
๐ Built with Tauri, React, and Rust. Uses scrcpy under the hood, which streams your phone's display as raw H.264 over ADB. No cloud, no relay servers, everything stays local.
macOS available now. Windows and Linux experimental.
๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!๐
We are incredibly proud to celebrate the brilliant minds who rose to the challenge during the Rust Africa Hackathon 2026. After evaluating several impressive projects, three teams stood out for their technical excellence and impact:
๐ฅ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฆ - $1,500
๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป - $1,000
๐ฅ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐๐น๐๐ฒ - $500
Beyond the cash prizes, our winners will also take home JetBrains RustRover All Products Annual Pack licenses to keep their momentum going.
A Huge thank you to @rust_foundation , @rustrover, @rustjobs_dev and all our supporters for making this possible. ๐
To every participant: Whether you're on the podium or not, youโve added a brick to the foundation of Rust in Africa. The Rust ecosystem in Africa is growing fast, and your contributions are why.
Carry this momentum forward, the world is waiting for what you build next!
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ!
@RustRover is awarding Quarterly Pack Licenses to our 4th through 10th place finishers.
Stay tuned for the full Top 10 listโyour name just might be on it! ๐ฆ๐ฅ
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ
Innovation deserves to be measured by the best in the field.
As the Rust Africa Hackathon 2026 draws to a close, we are proud to spotlight the global leaders lending their expertise to our judging process.
We extend our deepest gratitude to these individuals for their commitment to fostering technical excellence across the African continent.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐.
May the most impactful projects win! ๐
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ!
The Rust Africa Hackathon has officially concluded, and we are honestly blown away by what you all created. ๐ฆโจ
While the building phase is over, the excitement is just heating up. The evaluation process is underway and our judges are gearing up to dive into your work!
Over the next 2 weeks, theyโll be giving every project the close attention it deserves. Weโre so excited to see which ones come out on top and can't wait to share the final results with you all very soon! ๐
Rust cohort 3 Registration is officially open
Join a growing community of builders focused on mastering Rust through hands-on, practical learning.
Whether youโre an experienced developer picking up Rust or completely new to the language, this cohort is designed to help you build real confidence. Youโll learn Rust by writing real code, working on guided projects, and understanding how to think in Rust
Learn Rust by building with it, click the link to get started
Link: https://t.co/tqb4BNahkt
@VastoLorde95 We are seeing a massive industry shift towards this exact distribution: Core logic in Rust, glue code in Python. It's the stack that allows you to have 'developer velocity' and 'system performance' in the same sentence without lying.
The African tech scene is going all-in on Rust ๐ฆ.
Are you in?
A $3,000 prize is on the line, and the competition is heating up fast. This is the moment to put your code where the money is
Registration is ending soon.
Join the hackathon at the link below.
The Rust Africa Hackathon is officially LIVE! ๐ฆ๐ฅ
Voices from Rust communities across the Africa are coming together to send one clear message: this is your moment to build.
SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW๐๐พ: https://t.co/ghpYBO64XJ
The Rust Africa Hackathon journey begins here ๐ฆ
Join us for the ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ โ an opening address designed to inspire and set the tone for the journey ahead.
This session brings together global Rust leaders and African developers to talk impact and what becomes possible with Rust; centering African builders, shared momentum, and the ecosystem weโre shaping together.
๐ January 3rd, 2026
โฐ 4:00 PM GMT
๐ Live on YouTube & LinkedIn
Come be part of the conversation shaping the future of Rust in Africa.
Register Here ๐:https://t.co/JHuWhvw52C