The African Engineer

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[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Good news!

A company called @monoscope_tech just became a founding supporter of The African Engineer.

They’re building an end-end monitoring and observability platform for engineering and technical support teams that:

• shows every request (no sampling)
• lets you debug issues from user click → database query
• uses AI to explain what actually broke

Basically… you see what your system is really doing.

https://t.co/53L4rvb5bu

Come back and tell me what you think.

Thank you Monoscope for being part of the early story of The African Engineer

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

I really love that Paystack has stepped up their game on having proper engineering blog.

I asked Ezra about this at the very first Sailsconf so I am excited it’s finally being done.

Other African big tech should definitely do same

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Yo, this Paystack MFB thing has me super excited.

This step will let them truly control the “stack” of payments.

Imagine getting paid for your SaaS via Paystack, then remitting it to Paystack MFB the same day for high liquidity.

Then you could have a business virtual dollar/Naira card to pay for hosting, etc.

Even different virtual cards for employees might be possible.

And I don’t see why supporting stablecoins on PMB isn’t feasible, so fees on dollar remittances could approach zero.

Fun times.

Hey @PaystackMFB, when you’re ready, let’s do an issue for @TheAfricanEng on the amazing tech powering all this.

[The African Engineer @TheAfricanEng]

@o_ifechukwu @Dominus_Kelvin @lemonsqueezy Thank you

[The African Engineer @TheAfricanEng]

@Dominus_Kelvin @oviosu Yes @oviosu

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

8 weeks into rebuilding their bank's core system.

CEO: "Can I see any endpoints?"
Team: "No."
CEO: "Any APIs?"
Team: "No."
CEO: "Anything?"
Team: "No. We're building the foundation."

2 months later, features shipped at lightning speed.

The invisible work that made everything possible 🧵

https://t.co/4aPCJlGyYr

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Okay, this blew up!

Since @TheAfricanEng is still in its infancy, I get that folks don’t feel incentivized to pay for a subscription right now.

However, the Kuda Nerve article is so good for the ecosystem to read.

I’ll make it free for the rest of December so anyone can read it!

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

The grace to trust you engineering team like this 🥹 🙏🏾

Read on @TheAfricanEng

https://t.co/qCDzjrihN3

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Read the full deep dive on how @joinkuda built Nerve in @TheAfricanEng

https://t.co/qCDzjrihN3

[The African Engineer @TheAfricanEng]

@c_lennyx

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

We've surpassed 100 subscribers on @TheAfricanEng!

Thank you all for subscribing even before the first issue is released. To celebrate, when the first issue is out, it will be completely free for a week so you can all enjoy it.

Subscribe now if you want to read how Kuda built Nerve when it is out.

https://t.co/Rp3bVRpz3T

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Who are the big tech companies in Africa that are not FinTech?

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

It's live 🚀🚀

I revamped the marketing page for @TheAfricanEng

Go check out the new design and subscribe: https://t.co/bm56f8xjAJ

[The African Engineer @TheAfricanEng]

📍📌

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Because of this book, I’ve gotten fresh fire and putting the launch date for @TheAfricanEng for November 8th, 2025

More on this going forward.

[K.O.O @Dominus_Kelvin]

Introducing @TheAfricanEng 🎉

There’s nothing like this in African tech.

Most African tech media focuses on trends, funding rounds, and product launches.

A new startup raises $5 million? You’ll see it everywhere. A Big Tech company expands to Africa? It’s all over the news.
But what about the deeper stories? The ones that actually shape the industry?

• How are African startups really scaling beyond Series A?
• What’s happening behind the scenes in Big Tech’s African expansion?
• Where are the real engineering and product challenges being solved?
• Which regulations, policies, and shifts will define the next decade?
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Right now, there’s nowhere to find consistent, insider-level analysis of the African tech ecosystem. Most coverage stops at the headlines. The African Engineer goes further.

We’re here for:

• ✅ Engineers & CTOs who want to understand real technical challenges in African tech.
• ✅ Founders & Operators looking for honest insights beyond press releases.
• ✅ Investors & Policymakers who need an unfiltered look at what’s really happening under the hood.

Introducing The African Engineer

• Not just what’s trending—what actually matters.
• Two Deepdives reports per month, cutting through the noise.
• One free edition, The Lowdown, for essential insights.
• Stories told through interviews with industry insiders, not driven by PR.
This is the first publication of its kind focused on deep, technical, and strategic coverage of African tech. No hype, no surface-level reporting—just sharp, independent journalism that keeps you ahead.

Be an early subscriber(prices may go up) by clicking the link in the comment below 👇🏾