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The next wave of African digital products must go beyond mobile-first. We explore offline-first architecture, USSD fallbacks, and designing for the realities of 2G networks and shared devices.
Waiyah Nakola
January 15, 2025
Not every startup needs microservices. We break down when a monolith is the right call and how to evolve your architecture as you scale.
A complete walkthrough of integrating Safaricom's M-Pesa Daraja API into a modern Next.js application — from STK Push to callbacks.
A phased approach to digital transformation that considers budget constraints, infrastructure realities, and the unique opportunities of East African markets.
An inside look at the technical and strategic decisions behind our fastest multi-market e-commerce deployment — from architecture to go-live.
We benchmarked both platforms from Nairobi, Cape Town, and Lagos. Here's what we found about latency, pricing, and available services.
A hands-on tutorial covering automated testing, containerized deployments, and zero-downtime releases for Python web applications.
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