📢 Are you dreaming of a meaningful international career? 🌍

The Young Administrators Programme (YPP) can pave the way toward a career at the United Nations.

📅 Applications starting in mid-October. Start preparing now!

🔗 Learn more: tr.ee/ypp_main

9th to 11th graders, apply to the (free!) AddisCoder 2027 4-week summer camp by the December 31st deadline to learn algorithms and programming.

Teaching assistant volunteers can also apply.

Camp dates: to be determined, 4 weeks in summer 2026. Link: addiscoder.com/#apply

Gemini autonomously breached three real companies during an AI cybersecurity test after the evaluation environment accidentally gave it internet access. It stopped the activity in each case.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c607l0k72rlvo

The application for the 2027 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders will open September 22. Eligible applicants may apply to one of three tracks: Business and Trade, Emerging Technologies, or Governance and Security. Learn more: mandelawashingtonfellowship.org

Does anyone here know someone who works at a telecom operator or has experience recovering a lost or stolen phone?

A family member’s phone was recently stolen, and it has a lot of important personal and health-related documents that unfortunately cannot be recovered from anywhere else. We’re trying everything we can to locate and recover the phone (beyond Google Find My Device and Samsung Find).

If you know anyone who works in telecom, device recovery, or has dealt with something similar, please let me know. Any reliable contact or guidance would mean a lot.


EDIT - they are willing to pay for legitimate help if a telecom operator or someone with the proper access can locate the phone and help them recover it.

What kind of work are we actually building AI agents to do? 🤖 🏗️

Join Campbell Lund, Research Scholar and Zanele Munyikwa Research Fellow from Cohere Labs on October 2nd as they dive into their their latest project: building the Agentic Task Ecosystem (ATE) dataset.

They'll share insights from the creation and analysis of ATE—a supply-side measure of automation which connects agentic tools to occupational tasks. Additionally, they will explore why only 2.6% of tools actually match to existing tasks, and discuss what these patterns mean for the future of work across different industries and occupations.

Register now: luma.com/9bu7kr6i
Read the blog post: lnkd.in/gHJPTWR6

The wait is over 🎉
Here is the short video made with my story fully made by AI

https://youtu.be/hUsA2s-pqJU

Who’s walking away with that 10,000 ETB cash prize? 💰🔥

Could it be you? The Builders Lab 2.0 Main In-Person Event is officially happening, and it's time to bring your hardware ideas from concept to reality on the big stage!

Whether you've been grinding out virtual builds all week or joining us live for the ultimate showdown, this is your moment to connect with incredible creators, build with IDEEZA, and claim your victory.

📅 Date: October 10
📍 Location: 6 Kilo, Ras Teferi Mekonen

Bring your A-game and let’s make this unforgettable! ✨

⏳ Secure your spot right now: https://luma.com/e48bd5a2

Ready to build, innovate, and lead the future of tech?

Women Techmakers Ethiopia is happy to team up with IDEEZA to bring our community Builders Lab 2.0!

We’re creating a hands-on space for women and tech innovators to turn bold ideas into working, AI-powered solutions. Whether you’re experimenting with AI for the first time or looking to sharpen your product skills, this lab is designed to give you the tools, mentorship, and community backing your need to thrive.

What you’ll get:
- Free access to the IDEEZA AI platform
- Direct guidance and mentorship from industry pros
- An inspiring, collaborative community of fellow builders

📅 Date: October 10
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Ras Teferi Mekonen Hall, 6 Kilo

Don't watch from the sidelines—let’s bridge the tech gap and build together. Spots are strictly limited!

>> REGISTER HERE <<


#BuildersLab #WomenTechmakersEthiopia #IDEEZA

We’re excited to have Dagmawi Esayas (Dagmawi Babi) joining us as one of the mentors for Builders’ Lab 2.0.

Builders’ Lab is about taking an idea and actually building it, and having experienced people around to challenge ideas, share practical insights, and help participants move their projects forward is an important part of that experience.

📍Register: https://luma.com/e48bd5a2

Builders’ Lab 2.0
October 10, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
6 Kilo, Ras Teferi Mekonen

Women Techmakers Ethiopia × IDEEZA × FCA Creators Hub

We’re excited to have Ruth Abiti, a Full-Stack Engineer specializing in Flutter, Django, .NET, Next.js, and Angular, joining us as one of the mentors for Builders’ Lab 2.0.

Builders’ Lab is designed around learning by building, and having experienced engineers available to share their knowledge, troubleshoot, and help participants think through their projects is an important part of the experience.

📍Register: https://luma.com/e48bd5a2

Builders’ Lab 2.0
October 10, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
6 Kilo, Ras Teferi Mekonen

Women Techmakers Ethiopia × IDEEZA × FCA Creators Hub

Hello everyone,

I’ve been reaching out through my network to find interesting projects to showcase and get feedback on at Builders’ Lab 2.0, and I’ve already come across some really fascinating ones.

I’d love to open this up to the community too.

If you have a project you’d like to demo and get feedback from our mentors, DM me at @betel3 with a short description.

It doesn’t have to be finished. If you’re building something interesting, I’d love to see it.

Builders’ Lab 2.0 | October 10

The way we build is changing. Are you ready?

AI is moving from the sidelines into the product-building process—and it’s changing the game.

Join the conversation with:

🔹 Abenezer Bayu - Entrepreneurship Manager
🔹 Betel Addisu - Software Engineer & Google Techmakers Ambassador
🔹 Majeed Suberu Svanelind - Product Lead, Shega Media

🎤 Moderated by Kidus Yohannes - Machine Learning Engineer, Internova Travel Group

Real experiences. Fresh perspectives. Big questions about what’s next in tech. 🚀

👉 Save your spot: https://luma.com/gwbry6p8

#ALXEthiopia #LifeAtALX #ALXAfrica #DoHardThings #AI #Tech #ProductDevelopment

Excited to be joining ALX Ethiopia for a conversation on how AI is changing the way we build and shape products.

Looking forward to sharing experiences, exchanging ideas, and exploring what’s next in tech. See you there!🔥

An insane data that I found working on aggregating data in Ethiopian context.