Kampala Hosts a Five-Day Lightning Developer Bootcamp
Africa Free Routing and partner organizations held a five-day Bitcoin Lightning developer bootcamp at Makerere University in Kampala. The program trained African developers in Bitcoin fundamentals, Lightning and building Lightning-powered applications.
From March 23 through March 27, 2026, Africa Free Routing held a five-day Lightning Developer Bootcamp at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. The program was organized with support from Btrust, the Human Rights Foundation, OpenSats, Tether Africa and African Bitcoiners.
The bootcamp combined Bitcoin fundamentals with hands-on Lightning development and application building. Africa Free Routing later reported more than 25 participants and six projects associated with the Kampala program.
The event's significance is regional rather than protocol-level. It documents the expansion of Bitcoin and Lightning developer training in East Africa, where the aim was not merely to teach wallet use but to increase the number of local builders capable of contributing applications and infrastructure.