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While the top 3 winners took the main stage, these teams were right on their heels!
To honor their grit and technical excellence, @rustrover is awarding All-Product Quarterly Pack Licenses to our 4th through 10th place finishers!๐ฆ
๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ต ๐ก๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ-๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต
๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
๐ ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ
๐ ๐ด๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ
๐ ๐ต๐๐ต ๐ ๐๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต
๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฎ ๐๐
Huge congratulations to these standout projects! ๐
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
We're elated to officially announce The Rust Africa Hackathon 2026 !
โ 5+ tracks, expert judges, real prizes, and a mission to spotlight Africaโs rising influence in the global Rust ecosystem.
Come Build solutions that matter ๐ฆ
Full Announcement๐: https://t.co/UDi0Khv7f2
On Monday 8pm, we'll have a short session on the interpretation and abstraction of a datasheet.
event link : https://t.co/bm3uNLxwLT
see you then ...๐ฆ
Introducing our Embedded Rust Workshop with industry expert, Prof. Bart Massey!
This workshop will equip you with the skills to build fast, safe, and reliable embedded systems.
Come learn from a leading authority in the field!
Register here ๐: https://t.co/HyJKPFFgLa
Here are the Pointer Provenance notes packaged as a mini-mdbook.
Clarifications and corrections on the notes are highly welcome. Create a pull request, post a comment or create an issue.
Enjoy
https://t.co/x0Vr6Z4dk7
On 29th July 8pm, we'll have a session on Pointer Provenance.
Unsafe code is almost inevitable in low-level systems, provenance helps in enforcing aliasing rules that make unsafe code more predictable.
see you then๐ฆ [8pm - 9:30pm]
Registration link:
https://t.co/In0IkZ5VNF
You can use `.transpose()` to flip `Option<Result<T, E>>` into `Result<Option<T>, E>`
โจ None โ Ok(None)
โจ Some(Ok(x)) โ Ok(Some(x))
โจ Some(Err(e)) โ Err(e)
src: https://t.co/XfrpOqUYq0
๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐
Weโre thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with the Africa Deep Tech Community to amplify ADTFChallenge2025!
๐ฐ Prizes up to $8K
๐ Open to all African countries
๐: https://t.co/zcAEmcWqo4
On 29th July 8pm, we'll have a session on Pointer Provenance.
Unsafe code is almost inevitable in low-level systems, provenance helps in enforcing aliasing rules that make unsafe code more predictable.
see you then๐ฆ [8pm - 9:30pm]
Registration link:
https://t.co/In0IkZ5VNF
And so It begins! ๐ฆ๐
The Rust Developers Training Program at Akwa Ibom State University officially kicks off today! ๐ซ
If you're a student of AKSU, take maximum adavantage of this program.
It just might change your life ๐
Happening Tonight!
"Topic: Traits and Generics in Polkadot"
Weโre thrilled to announce our next session featuring @Lynette_mwangi, where weโll unpack how traits and generics are used in the Polkadot SDK โ one of the most powerful blockchain frameworks built with Rust. #Rust
Halfway through 2025, and Rust Africa is just getting started! ๐ฆ๐
The first half of the year has been nothing short of inspiring
โWe extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who made this possible.
Every workshop, collab, and tiny PR has contributed to something bigger ๐
Did you know Rust 1.31 (Rust 2018 edition) introduced the concept of lifetime elision in function and `impl` headers?
we could have been drowning in explicitness
We successfully hosted a Stellar Rust workshop where we onboarded 60 builders into the Stellar ecosystem! ๐ซ
What we covered:
๐น Installed and set up Stellar CLI
๐น Hands-on coding with Soroban smart contracts
๐น Practical Rust programming
๐น 15+ builders pitched incredible ideas using Stellar tech
This workshop brought out Kisumuโs best mindsโeager, curious, and ready to build. Weโre excited to support and grow this new wave of Stellar developers across East Africa.
๐ Kisumu Rust Dev Meet-Up โ What a Day!
๐ฅ 60+ Lobstr wallets downloaded
๐ ๏ธ Smart contracts deployed
๐ธ Funding & grant opportunities shared
๐ง Projects pitched
๐ Food was amazing
๐ค Networking was next-level!
Big shoutout to the @StellarEastAfri President & ambassadors.
Kisumu is fast becoming a hotspot for Rust-powered Web3 development. The momentum is real, and weโre just getting started.
Thanks to @Web3WayAfrica && @StellarEastAfri for organizing such a fantastic meetup!
Stay tuned for upcoming Rust events in Kisumu!!!
@StellarEastAfrican in Kisumu Kenya ๐ข๐ซ
Today I have had the opportunity to attend Rust dev meet-up by Stellar. I am excited for the opportunity to dive into the world of Stellar, thank you, @Web3WayAfrica and @RustKisumu, for bringing this home
#Building#Blockchain#Stellar