Backend by Gerald Black

Launching - Discovering Tech Destinations Across Africa Africa is not just a continent; it's a pulsating hub of innovation, a burgeoning landscape where technology is redefining possibilities.

#BackendSeries #BackendByGeraldBlack #Latitude59 #DocumentaryPremiere #AfricaTech #TechEcosystems #NamibiaTech #TechInAfrica 4/4

This documentary was created in partnership with @clevabanking, a global banking platform enabling seamless cross-border financial services for Africans and African businesses, and supported by @basecampNA, a community-driven innovation hub backing founders and builders. 3/4

Throwback to last month at @Latitude59 in Kenya, where we screened an excerpt from our Namibia Tech Ecosystem documentary part of the #DiscoveringNewTechDestinationsAcrossAfrica documentary series and followed it up with a fireside conversation. 1/4

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When it comes to storytelling, we are committed! #BackendSeries #BackendByGeraldBlack #Latitude59 #AfricaTech #TechEcosystems #DocumentingInnovation #NamibiaTech #TechInAfrica #DiscoveringNewTechDestinationAcrossAfrica #DNTDAA 3/4

At @Latitude59, Kenya, we premiered a preview of our Namibia Tech Ecosystem Documentary, a part of the #DiscoveringNewTechDestinationsAcrossAfrica series, taking Africa’s innovation story from the field to a global audience of founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders. 1/4

If you are be in Nairobi, let’s connect at the Latitude59 event and explore what’s next. #BackendSeries #BackendByGeraldBlack #Latitude59 #Tech #TechInAfrica #DiscoveringNewTechDestinationAcrossAfrica #DNTDAA

rewriting Africa’s tech narrative. We ofcourse be spotlighting stories that rarely make the stage, the real work, the quiet trials, and the breakthroughs pushing this continent's tech ecosystem forward. 2/3

Backend Series is heading to Nairobi! Our Chief Storyteller, @_GeraldBlack, will be hosting a 10-minute preview screening of the Namibia Tech Ecosystem Documentary at @Latitude59, Kenya, adding our perspective to a gathering built for founders and innovators 1/3

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Paris was a powerful reminder that when vision meets ecosystem support, the world doesn’t just notice, it listens. #BackendSeries #BackendByGeraldBlack #AfricaToParis #TradeMission2025 #AfricanFounders #InnovationStories #GlobalEcosystem #TechInAfrica #DocumentingInnovation 3/4

We’re excited to have been a media partner for the Africa to Paris Trade Mission 2025, a gathering that brought together African founders, investors, and business leaders to explore new pathways for collaboration, trade, and expansion through Paris 🇫🇷. 1/4

Our journey across #Namibia ends here, but the energy, ideas, and ambition we have seen will keep echoing long after. How do we continue to connect and strengthen ecosystems like this across the continent? #DiscoverAfricaTech #CcHubNamibia #BackendSeriesByGerald #XConnect 3/3

solutions that move the Namibian ecosystem forward. CcHub Namibia is not just providing infrastructure, it is nurturing a mindset of collaboration and experimentation that defines Africa’s next generation of builders. 2/4

Back in Windhoek for our final stop, CcHub Namibia, where innovation meets community 💡🇳🇦 We caught up with Efraim Vilho, Community Manager at @cchub_namibia, and explored how the hub is creating a space for founders, creators, and innovators to build, test, and grow 1/4

Could gamified learning be the key to transforming how Africa builds technical talent across industries? #DiscoverAfricaTech #BackendSeries #NamibiaTech #InnovationEcosystem #DMSMiningStudios #MiningInnovation #TechInAfrica #BackendSeriesByGeraldBlack #BackendSeriesByGeraldBlack

It’s a bold example of how innovation doesn’t always mean starting from scratch, sometimes it’s about rethinking what already exists and teaching it in a way that connects with the next generation. 3/4

Our next stop in Swakopmund took us into one of the most unexpected intersections we’ve seen so far, where mining meets gaming 🎮⛏ We sat down with Paul Ehlers, CEO of DMS Mining Studios, a company reimagining how mining education is delivered through immersive, 1/4