🎙️ From The Founder's Desk | Episode 2 What does it take to build Bitcoin payment infrastructure that actually works in Africa? In this sit-down conversation, we speak with Theophilus Isah, CEO & Co-Founder of Mavapay, about building one of Africa's Bitcoin Lightning off-ramp solutions. From a hackathon project to enabling instant bank transfers and mobile money payouts across multiple African countries, Theophilus shares the realities of building, surviving, and scaling Bitcoin infrastructure on the continent. ➡️Bitcoin to local bank accounts. ➡️Cross-border payments without SWIFT. ➡️Lightning adoption in Africa. ➡️Lessons from three years of building. If you're curious about the future of Bitcoin payments in Africa, this is a conversation worth watching. 🎥 Watch Episode 2 now: https://bitcoinnews.africa/mavapay-theophilus-isah-bitcoin-lightning-offramp-nigeria/

🚨Spark Webinar Series: Satoshi Sister Circle ouvre un espace d’apprentissage pour les femmes en Bitcoin. L’écosystème Bitcoin regorge d’opportunités, mais savoir par où commencer reste souvent le plus grand défi surtout pour les femmes qui souhaitent s’y engager sans se sentir isolées. 👉https://bitcoinnews.africa/satoshi-sister-circle-spark-webinar-tilo-lupili-juin-2026/

NEW: 🇰🇪 Bitcoin++ Nairobi — Africa’s Open-Source Bitcoin Moment Shines Bright. The first-ever African Bitcoin++ conference is currently underway at the PrideInn Azure Towers in Nairobi. Bitcoin++ Nairobi emphasizes hands-on workshops, hackathons, and deep protocol discussions. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-plus-plus-nairobi-2026/

NEW: 🇰🇪 Nairobi Bitcoin Designers Meetup Highlights Collaboration and User-Centric Bitcoin Innovation in Africa. The event was organized in partnership by BitDesigners Africa and Dada Devs. It emphasized the critical role of thoughtful design in Bitcoin adoption, open-source development and creating products.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/nairobi-bitcoin-designers-meetup-highlights-collaboration-and-user-centric-bitcoin-innovation-in-africa/

🇧🇯 Bitcoin Dev Day 2026: le rendez-vous technique des builders Bitcoin à Cotonou. Dans l’écosystème Bitcoin francophone, Cotonou s’impose peu à peu comme un hub régional pour l’éducation, le développement et la mise en réseau. 👉https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-dev-day-2026-btcmastermind-cotonou/

NEW: 🇰🇪 Dada Devs Sends Powerful Delegation of African Women Bitcoin Developers to bitcoin++ Nairobi 2026. The organization highlighted that “peer leads and open-source contributors to software developers and community builders” will be fully represented. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/dada-devs-sends-powerful-delegation-of-african-women-bitcoin-developers-to-bitcoin-nairobi-2026/

NEW: 🇪🇹 @Africa Free Routing Opens Applications for Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Addis Ababa. Africa Free Routing is bringing its next Lightning Developer Bootcamp to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a five-day immersive programme... Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/africa-free-routing-addis-ababa-lightning-bootcamp-july-2026/

🚨Flash lance « Stacking Sats » et une application installable sans passer par les stores. En Afrique de l’Ouest, l’un des freins à l’adoption Bitcoin reste souvent le même: comment passer de ses francs CFA à ses premiers satoshis sans outils compliqués... 👉https://bitcoinnews.africa/flash-stacking-sats-app-pwa-afrique-ouest/

RECAP: 🧵Nairobi is hosting bitcoin++ and the Bitcoin Nairobi Conference in the same ten-day window, East Africa’s biggest Bitcoin moment yet.🇰🇪 bitcoin++ Nairobi (June 17–20) brings protocol developers and open source contributors from across Africa and the globe. The Bitcoin Nairobi Conference (June 24–26) follows with policymakers, builders, and users exploring real-world adoption. 👇Scroll down. 1/7

NEW: ⚡️HakiFedha (@Bitcoin & Privacy for Civil Society in Africa), a multilingual knowledge hub built for civil society across Africa, is officially launching to the public. The platform provides practical guidance in a simple language on Bitcoin, anti-censorship, and privacy-preserving tools for civil society actors in Africa.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/hakifedha-bitcoin-privacy-for-civil-society-in-africa/

🔥Bitcoin Dev #2: la Togo Bitcoin Community accélère la montée en compétences. La Togo Bitcoin Community enchaîne sur le terrain. Après une première édition orientée fondamentaux techniques, la communauté annonce Bitcoin Dev #2, un rendez-vous... 👉https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-dev-2-togo-bitcoin-community-13-juin-2026/

NEW: ⚡️Trezor Academy Announces ‘Seeding Bitcoin’ Documentary on Africa’s Bitcoin Revolution – Public Release End of June 2026. Trezor Academy, the nonprofit educational initiative powered by Trezor, has revealed its upcoming documentary. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/trezor-academy-announces-seeding-bitcoin-documentary-on-africas-bitcoin-revolution-public-release-end-of-june-2026/

NEW: ⚡️Africa Bitcoin’s May Was Bigger Than You Think, And June Is Just Getting Started. 👇Here's a run down: ◽️ @Tando.me Quietly Gave 40 Million Kenyans a Lightning Address. ◽️ @Btrust Builders completed its first pathway cohort of 2026 in May, with 265 developers from 24 countries. ◽️ Jemimah Nagasha, a Ugandan civil engineer left her infrastructure job to contribute to Bitcoin open source full-time. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/africa-bitcoin-may-2026-recap-june-preview/

✍️Your Bitcoin Writing Could Be Earning You Sats Right Now! Today, we're opening Africa Bitcoin News to contributors. If you're a builder, educator, researcher, writer, founder, or community leader, you can now publish your insights, share your work, and reach a growing Bitcoin-focused audience across Africa and beyond. And that's not all... ⚡ Readers can now support great content directly through Lightning. No paywalls. No subscriptions. Just value for value. Write an article. Earn sats from readers. Read an article. Zap the writer. This is Bitcoin-native media. 🚀Submit your story and explore Sats Zapping today! https://bitcoinnews.africa/become-a-contributor/

NEW: 🇰🇪 @Africa Free Routing Launches Massive Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Kisumu. The intensive program drew a record-breaking turnout of over 90 participants on its first day. This massive gathering represents one of the largest developer Bootcamps hosted by the organization.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/africa-free-routing-lightning-bootcamp-kisumu/

NEW: 🇧🇮 Bitcoin P2P Hackathon in Bujumbura Delivers 10 Working Prototypes — 30 Builders Advance Financial Sovereignty in Burundi. The landmark event emphasized real-world building: no intermediaries, no gatekeepers, and complete user control over financial infrastructure.⚡️ Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-p2p-hackathon-in-bujumbura-delivers-10-working-prototypes-30-builders-advance-financial-sovereignty-in-burundi/

NEW: 🇰🇪 Nairobi to Host Two Major Bitcoin Events in One Week as East Africa’s Builder Ecosystem Takes Shape. The two events serve distinct but complementary audiences. bitcoin++ is built strictly for developers working on Bitcoin’s protocol layer. The Bitcoin Nairobi Conference casts a wider net, addressing the gap between how Bitcoin is already being used on the ground. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/nairobi-bitcoin-week-june-2026-btcplusplus-bitcoin-nairobi-conference/

🔥Académie Bitcoin Afrique: la Cohorte 1 se clôture. Bitcoineurs Africains vient de boucler la première cohorte de l’Académie Bitcoin Afrique, une masterclass 100 % Bitcoin, en français, pensée pour les publics africains francophones. 👉 https://bitcoinnews.africa/academie-bitcoin-afrique-cloture-cohorte-1-bitcoineurs-africains/

NEW: 🇳🇬 Bitcoin Anambra Graduates Third Cohort of Diploma Course. This celebration is taking place today at 7 PM WAT via an X Space hosted by @Bitcoin Anambra . Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-anambra-graduates-cohort-3-diploma/

RECAP: 🧵A Johannesburg High Court has delivered a ruling that cuts to the core of how Bitcoin is treated under law in Africa. Judge Wilson found that Bitcoin constitutes both “money” and “capital” under South Africa’s Exchange Control Regulations. This ruling directly contradicts a 2025 ruling and rejecting the argument that Bitcoin is “just code on a digital ledger.” 🇿🇦 👇Scroll down. 1/7