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Orange Middle East and Africa Partners with the Hedera Africa Hackathon to Boost Web3 Innovation | FFNews

August 19 2025

Orange Middle East and Africa Partners with the Hedera Africa Hackathon to Boost Web3 Innovation

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The Orange Digital Center (ODC) network in Africa and the Middle East, a key driver of digital inclusion serving young people and entrepreneurs across the region, announces a partnership with the Hedera Africa Hackathon. The hackathon is organized by The Hashgraph Association (THA) and Exponential Science, two non-profit organizations committed to advancing decentralized technologies and innovation, and operated by Dar Blockchain, a leading Pan-African Web3 hub.

Together, these partners aim to foster the adoption of decentralized technologies, education, and innovation through the Hedera Africa Hackathon, a continent-wide competition designed to develop and reward the most promising blockchain solutions, with prizes worth over one million dollars.

Training African talents on Hedera in preparation for the Hackathon

At the heart of this partnership, a certifying training program in Hedera technology will be deployed within Orange Digital Centers (ODC) in 16 countries in Middle East and Africa. Accessible online, this training aims to equip young people, professionals, and project leaders with solid skills in a fast-growing field: blockchain and Web3 which will be required for their participation in the Hedera Africa Hackathon.

Supporting a pan-African hackathon

Highlight of this partnership, the ‘Hedera Africa Hackathon’ co-organized with Exponential Science Foundation launched on August 1, 2025. This hybrid event will mobilize more than 10,000 participants in 16 countries, around the creation of impact solutions based on Hedera technology. Thanks to the network of Orange Digital Centers, the hackathon will take place online and in person, with physical spaces offering participants access to technical infrastructure, personalized mentoring, and strategic networking. An endowment of more than one million dollars will reward the most promising projects.

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