Author Archives: africode

Meet Onyedikachi Ibeabuchi, 2022 Africode Mentor of the Year!

Onyedikachi is a long-standing member of the Africode community who works as a Java Developer and STEM advocate in Abuja, Nigeria. He has worked as an IT support and WordPress developer at Solamith Nigeria Limited, a Software Engineer fellow at … Read More

Meet Rediet Woldesenbet, 2022 Africode Mentee of The Year!

Rediet is a student at Drexel University and currently a Business Analyst Intern at Macquarie Investment Management. She is from Ethiopia and has interest in finance, tech innovation, commerce, and travel. About Rediet:  Rediet is a raising fourth-year student at … Read More

Jeffrey Asiedu-Brako: 2021/2022 Africode Mentorship Experience

It has always been my passion to be a major player and contributor to the advancement of technology in Ghana and Africa at large. But it was in the year 2020; when I got the privilege of owning a laptop; … Read More

Meet Adebayo Ayodele, 2021 Africode Community Champion!

The title of Community Champion is bestowed on one Africode member who has made exemplary contributions to the community. This person has a long track-record of creating value in the Africode community by sharing resources, connecting with members and leveraging … Read More

Meet Moronfoluwa Akintola, 2021 Africode Mentor of the Year!

Moronfoluwa is a Software Engineer based in Lagos, Nigeria and a tenured Africode community member. He is a former Google Africa Developer Scholar and Google Developer Student Clubs Lead who brought together groups of university students to create peer-to-peer learning … Read More

Meet Salamata Bah, 2021 Africode Mentee of The Year!

Salamata is a third year university student studying Computer Science and Bioinformatics. Amongst her many impressive achievements, Salamata was a STAR scholar at Drexel University and conducted Machine Learning research to predict likelihood of cancerous activity in breast cancer tumors. … Read More

Meet Onyedikachi Ibeabuchi, 2020 Africode Mentee of the Year!

In 2020, the Africode Mentorship Program comprised of 16 mentors and 32 mentees. Each mentor was paired with two mentees to form what we call a “Mentorship pod”. Onyedikachi was one of the 32 mentees who worked closely with their … Read More

Meet Hajer Karoui, 2020 Africode Mentor of the Year!

In 2020, the Africode Mentorship Program comprised of 16 mentors and 32 mentees. Each mentor was paired with two mentees to form what we call a “Mentorship pod”. Hajer Karoui was one of our 16 incredible mentors, who worked closely … Read More

Calling all African techies – promote yourself this season!

My passions for the longest time have been the rise of innovation and technology, the future of Africa and my old time friend, media and marketing. Merging the three ingredients together is an impactful mix and one that I urge … Read More

The importance of knowledge sharing and NoSQL Databases with AfricodeX

“So what does that do,” she asked “You wouldn’t understand,” he said “Try me” she replied wide-eyed with curiosity. “ It’s a web service with a backend database” he replied with hostility and a God complexed tone to big for … Read More