--- title: "#tech-in-africa articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 9 articles tagged #tech-in-africa on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/tech-in-africa" --- Tag # #tech-in-africa 9 posts · 1 followers [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [May 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/fnb-genesis-broke-my-demo-and-built-my-soul/6a02dd6f937b84f7793d7480) ### [FNB Genesis Broke My Demo and Built My Soul](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/fnb-genesis-broke-my-demo-and-built-my-soul?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How losing a hackathon, surviving a silent room, and receiving first class information from industry leaders gave me more than any trophy ever could. 11 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/fnb-genesis-broke-my-demo-and-built-my-soul?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [May 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-app-i-wish-existed-when-i-was-knocking-on-doors/6a00ef30e3eebc2e20cacb61) ### [The App I Wish Existed When I Was Knocking on Doors](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/the-app-i-wish-existed-when-i-was-knocking-on-doors?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How frustration with a broken system became a full-stack platform — and what building it actually taught me. 9 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/the-app-i-wish-existed-when-i-was-knocking-on-doors?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [Sep 27, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/before-the-door-opens-the-art-of-invisible-preparation/68d784b4dbb80717339c5840) ### [Before the Door Opens: The Art of Invisible Preparation](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/before-the-door-opens-the-art-of-invisible-preparation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) "Not every season bears fruit. But every root must be ready." 4 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/before-the-door-opens-the-art-of-invisible-preparation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [Aug 28, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/write-the-cv-that-scares-you-and-sets-you-free/68b085afcbf5617f74cb5181) ### [Write the CV That Scares You — and Sets You Free](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/write-the-cv-that-scares-you-and-sets-you-free?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Forget the templates. This is how you own your story, one honest line at a time. 5 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/write-the-cv-that-scares-you-and-sets-you-free?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [Jul 6, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/bricks-before-brilliance-a-first-years-journey-from-first-lines-of-code-to-the-real-arena/686abf4804ebddee674c2c4a) ### [Bricks Before Brilliance: A First-Year’s Journey From First Lines of Code to the Real Arena](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/bricks-before-brilliance-a-first-years-journey-from-first-lines-of-code-to-the-real-arena?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When I first walked into university as a computer science student, I was full of hope. I had this quiet excitement bubbling inside me — the kind that whispers, “This is it. This is where it all begins.”I thought I’d be building big applications by th... 5 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/bricks-before-brilliance-a-first-years-journey-from-first-lines-of-code-to-the-real-arena?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [Jul 5, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-first-app-i-ever-built-navigating-blind-but-bold/6868d124a8fd5a9cda661dce) ### [The First App I Ever Built — Navigating Blind but Bold](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/the-first-app-i-ever-built-navigating-blind-but-bold?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) There was no roadmap. No blueprint. No clear destination. Just a burning desire to bring something meaningful to life. Timely — that was the name of the very first app I ever built. It was born out of a challenge, a school hackathon. But for me, it w... 3 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/the-first-app-i-ever-built-navigating-blind-but-bold?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ray Mcmillan Gumbo](https://hashnode.com/@ryodev) · [Jul 3, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/escaping-the-noise-my-path-to-purpose-in-tech/6866af0ec1f3bd656cbfffad) ### [Escaping the Noise: My path to Purpose in Tech](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/escaping-the-noise-my-path-to-purpose-in-tech?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In a world flooded with voices, frameworks, and buzzwords, I chose to pause — and think. I didn’t want to just be another person learning to code without knowing why. I didn’t want to blindly follow tutorials or jump on the latest tech trend because ... 2 min read · [ryodev.hashnode.dev](https://ryodev.hashnode.dev/escaping-the-noise-my-path-to-purpose-in-tech?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Adelekan Ademola](https://hashnode.com/@demola09) · [May 20, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-devops-is-broken-in-nigerian-fintech-and-how-we-can-fix-it/682c445b33444592b5f5cd13) ### [Why DevOps Is Broken in Nigerian Fintech — and How We Can Fix It](https://ademolaadelekan.hashnode.dev/why-devops-is-broken-in-nigerian-fintech-and-how-we-can-fix-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When I tell peers abroad that Nigerian fintechs move billions of naira through platforms with minimal observability, fragile CI/CD pipelines, and weekend release anxiety, I get blank stares. “But Nigeria’s fintech sector is booming,” they say. And th... 3 min read · [ademolaadelekan.hashnode.dev](https://ademolaadelekan.hashnode.dev/why-devops-is-broken-in-nigerian-fintech-and-how-we-can-fix-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ronnie Atuhaire](https://hashnode.com/@AfroBoy) · [Sep 11, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/facow-the-tech-unicorns-of-africa/631e0be1f73f4734bc05815d) ### [FACOW: The Tech Unicorns of Africa](https://blog.atuhaire.com/facow-the-tech-unicorns-of-africa?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The year 2021 was a great one for start-ups globally, and for Africa in particular. The continent saw total venture funding exceed two and a half times what it was in 2020. Some tech companies achieved unicorn status and we shall get to see these lat... 6 min read · [blog.atuhaire.com](https://blog.atuhaire.com/facow-the-tech-unicorns-of-africa?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)