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Claude Code is down, and now we see how dependent we are on it.

Feeling naked!
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Excellerent is hiring.

If you’re in tech and looking for a new opportunity, I highly recommend checking this out.

Open roles:

* Senior Software Engineer (6+ years experience)
* Software Engineer (4+ years experience)
* DevOps Engineer (4+ years experience)
* Software Engineer – Backend (4+ years experience)
* Software Engineer – Frontend Web (4+ years experience)
* Software Engineer – Frontend App (4+ years experience)
* Project Manager (4+ years experience)

Location: Addis Ababa (Ethiopian nationals only)

Send your CV to:
Sisay.Haile@relevancelab.com
Sergut.Abate@relevancelab.com

Reference: Link to the post

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A company is hiring Full-Stack and Back-End Developers (Remote).

If you want to gain experience working with international clients, this could be a great opportunity.

Tech Stack:
• Frontend: React
• Backend: Node.js / Java

Requirements:
• International remote work experience (mandatory)
• Ability to work full-time in the EST time zone
3+ years experience with the stack

Apply here: Link
Reference: Link

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A startup is hiring a Founding Full-Stack Engineer (Remote).

Tech stack:
• Python (FastAPI)
• React
• PostgreSQL
• Background jobs (Celery, RQ, SQS)

Requirements:
• 3+ years full-stack experience
• Experience building scalable systems

Compensation:
$80K–$100K + Equity + Tokens

Reference: LinkedIn post

I highly recommend connecting with Veretin recruiters for future opportunities.

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Forwarded from Chapi Dev Talks
🚀 Hiring: Mid-Senior Frontend-heavy Full-stack Developer

We’re looking for a creative, hands-on developer who loves building clean, fast, and engaging user experiences, while also being comfortable working across the backend when needed

📍 Location: Addis Ababa (In-person)
💼 Type: Full-time
💰 Pay: 40,000 – 60,000 ETB

The Tech Stack:

▫️JS/TS: NextJS
▫️Go, Python
▫️Everything else: We adopt whatever tool fits the project.

Who we need:
We want a very open developer who is willing to learn any skill and master new languages on the fly.

If you think this is not the right opportunity for you, please don't apply.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/nkmbAheeq4y3Q7477
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Vercel disclosed a security incident yesterday.

attacker compromised a third-party AI tool (Context.ai), used it to take over a Vercel employee's Google account, then accessed internal systems and env vars that weren't marked sensitive.

if you use Vercel, do this now:
- rotate any secret env var that wasn't marked sensitive
- check your activity log for anything weird
- review recent deployments

sensitive marked env vars were protected. everything else, assume it's exposed.

they also published an IOC if you want to check your Google Workspace:
110671459871-30f1spbu0hptbs60cb4vsmv79i7bbvqj.apps.googleusercontent.com

one small AI tool, full account takeover. supply chain attacks are getting scarier.

source: vercel.com/kb/bulletin/vercel-april-2026-security-incident

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SpaceX x Cursor $60B Deal

Cursor just got 2 offers from SpaceX:
$60B to buy them outright, or $10B just for the partnership.

they were closing a $2B round. dropped it. Microsoft wanted in too but didn't go for it.

so now Cursor is plugged into xAI's compute. Elon wants a piece of the dev tools game. makes sense, OpenAI and Anthropic have been owning that space.

> best coding agent out there? Claude Code. if you got $100/mo and enough work to justify it, nothing beats it.
want the best balance of cost and efficiency? Cursor. and with xAI models coming native, it's only getting better.


this space is about to get way more competitive. good for all of us.

source: spacex-says-it-can-buy-cursor-later-this-year-for-60-billion

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Binance is pulling ETB from P2P on May 15.

context the announcement leaves out: the National Bank of Ethiopia banned birr-paired P2P crypto trading back in February. Bybit already pulled out last year. Paxful is on life support. this isn't a one-off, it's a wipeout.

Source: Binance Africa

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Forwarded from TIKVAH-ETHIOPIA
ባይናንስ በኢትዮጵያ ብር የሚደረጉ የክሪፕቶ ምንዛሬ ግብይቶችን ሊያቆም ነው።

የክሪፕቶ ምንዛሬ ግብይት መድረክ የሆነው ባይናንስ (Binance)፣ ከግንቦት 7 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ በኢትዮጵያ ብር የሚደረጉ የክሪፕቶ ግብይቶችን (P2P Trading) እንደሚያቆም አስታወቀ።

ባይናንስ አፍሪካ በኤክስ ማህበራዊ ገጹ ባወጣው መረጃ፣ ውሳኔው ከሀገሪቱ ተቆጣጣሪ አካላት ጋር በቅርበት ለመስራትና የኢትዮጵያን ግቦች ለመደገፍ ታሳቢ ተደርጎ የተወሰነ መሆኑን ገልጿል።

የተጠቃሚዎች ገንዘብ ግን ደኅንነቱ የተጠበቀ መሆኑንና አካውንታቸውን መጠቀም እንደሚችሉ ተቋሙ አረጋግጧል።

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ ከሁለት ወራት በፊት በብር የሚደረጉ የክሪፕቶ (P2P) ግብይቶች ሕገ-ወጥ መሆናቸውንና የተከለከሉ መሆናቸውን በመጥቀስ ጥብቅ ማሳሰቢያ መስጠቱን ይታወሳል።

ባንኩ የካቲት 20 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም ባወጣው መግለጫ፣ በማንኛውም መድረክ ሆነ የልውውጥ ማዕከል በብር የሚደረጉ የዲጂታል ሀብት ግብይቶች ያለ ባንኩ ፈቃድ በፍጹም የተከለከሉ መሆናቸውን አስታውቆ ነበር።

እገዳው ማንኛውንም በብር የሚሰላ የክሪፕቶ ከረንሲ ልውውጥን የሚያካትት መሆኑ በመግለጫው ላይ ተጠቅሷል።

ብሔራዊ ባንክ በአሁኑ ወቅት ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ እና ሥርዓት ያለው የዲጂታል ፋይናንስ ተሳትፎ እንዲኖር የሚያስችል አጠቃላይ የቁጥጥር ማዕቀፍ ለማዘጋጀት ከዓለም አቀፍ አቻ ተቆጣጣሪዎችና ከአገር ውስጥ ባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር እየመከረ መሆኑን መግለጹም ይታወሳል።

ባይናንስ ዛሬ ባወጣው መግለጫም ሁኔታዎች ሲመቻቹ በኢትዮጵያ ብር ግብይቱን በድጋሚ ለመጀመር ተስፋ እንደሚያደርግ ገልጿል።

ቲክቫህ ኢትዮጵያ
ሚያዚያ 22 ቀን 2018 ዓ/ም

Via @TikvahethMagazine
honestly still amazed Binance folded. they're huge, they could've pushed back. instead they walked.

NBE isn't wrong to act. the heavy P2P volume is mostly laundering, that needs cleaning up. freelancers are a smaller piece, and once the legal framework lands they'll get folded in through taxation, fair enough.

the real issue is sequencing. don't shut the off-ramp before the on-ramp exists. open the legal channels first, then enforce.
What i think will happen:
- USDT in birr dips while everyone panic-dumps before the deadline
- then it spikes once liquidity dries up post-May 15
- people rotate to OKX and whatever else still takes ETB
- those get shut too eventually

what to watch: the "comprehensive regulatory framework" NBE promised in February. licensed local exchanges plus a real taxation plan. just capital controls, parallel market goes deeper underground.

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A2SV is shutting down today.

after 7 years bridging african talent to silicon valley, the funding ran out.

emre built this from zero. came to africa for a 3-month training trip and stayed 7 years. no profit motive, no salary, kept the lights on with his own savings when google cut funding. sold his pre-ipo stock at half price to push the mission another year.

i learned from emre. the energy this man carries transmits to anyone who talks to him. the mission was never about money, it was a belief that african talent just needed access. for ethiopians, this was the eye opener. as an a2svian, this one hurts.

it's not fully over. emre said if real funding shows up in the next few days, the mission continues. if you have money, donate. if you don't, get this in front of someone who does.

see the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=qbN-6Ne1B2c

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A2SV is shutting down today. after 7 years bridging african talent to silicon valley, the funding ran out. emre built this from zero. came to africa for a 3-month training trip and stayed 7 years. no profit motive, no salary, kept the lights on with his…
A2SV by the numbers (from the video).

7 years. one founder. one mission. all the receipts from emre's closing call.

reach
- 1,380+ lives touched
- 22 african countries
- 8,500+ people through hackathons
- 600+ universities from 48 african countries in the a2sv ai hackathon (largest student tech competition on the continent)

outcomes
- 126 top tech offers, and counting
- 90+ engineers placed globally
- 21 companies actively hiring a2sv alumni
- 44 offers from google, 27 from bloomberg, 22 from amazon

products incubated (20+ total)
- afrochat: 3,000+ users
- adbar: 300+ executive mothers on the platform
- skillbridge: full curriculum for the rwandan national exam, 74-day learning paths
- rateit: 111 kigali restaurants, full menus, ai-powered search
- akil: job board, built by alumni for alumni
- escalad: a2sv talent placed in remote roles abroad

rwanda chapter (aug 2025 to may 2026)
- 2 partner universities: auca + university of rwanda
- 33 active students at auca
- 4,600+ problems solved
- 6-month operational budget, fully exhausted

the financials
- google pledged $4M, delivered $3M (cut short after the chatgpt squeeze inside google)
- emre started self-funding sep 2024 from his silicon valley savings
- sold pre-ipo unicorn stock at half price to keep operations alive in rwanda
- last reported bank balance: ~$4k · monthly rent: $15k · salaries: $30k

7 years. one belief: african talent doesn't need permission, just access.

> the talent was everywhere. the funding wasn't.

see the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=qbN-6Ne1B2c

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Binance is pulling ETB from P2P on May 15. context the announcement leaves out: the National Bank of Ethiopia banned birr-paired P2P crypto trading back in February. Bybit already pulled out last year. Paxful is on life support. this isn't a one-off, it's…
OKX TOO

OKX just announced they're pulling ETB from P2P. May 4. before Binance even gets to May 15.

what's scary isn't that it happened. it's how fast. two major exchanges gone inside two weeks. no warning, no replacement.

don't think they can control the parallel market. but they're making it very hard to trade. the money doesn't disappear, it just goes somewhere.

i wrote "those get shut too." i didn't think it would be in 3 days.

source: OKX app > P2P > ETB

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Claude finally works in Ethiopia

no VPN. no workarounds. Claude Code, desktop, and web - all of it.

If you aren't subscribed yet, the free plan includes:

> chat on web, iOS, Android, and desktop
> generate code and visualize data
> connect Slack and Google Workspace
> extended thinking for complex problems
> built-in web search

and see how good it is ...

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whatsapp just discovered usernames. in 2026.

global rollout in june. you pick a handle and hide your phone number behind it. theres also a 4-digit pin so randoms cant DM you cold.

reminder: telegram has had this since 2014. discord since forever. meta really took 12 years to ship a feature that was already old when the iphone 5 was new.

heads up for builders though: this breaks some lead-gen flows. if a user hides their number, businesses get a "business-scoped user id" instead of a real phone number. nothing to push into your CRM, no SMS follow-up, no whatsapp-to-call funnel. worth auditing your stack before june.

> source: WhatsApp, Twililo

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Ablaze Labs is hiring

hiring for several tech roles.

> pay is solid compared to most local companies, good reputation and real opportunity. highly recommend.

tech roles:
- Technical Lead
- Software Architect
- Frontend Engineer
- Backend Engineer
- Product Owner


apply via email: Rebka@ablazelabs.com or Genet@ablazelabs.com
telegram: @Ablaze_Labs

> source: Linkedin - rebka ephrem

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