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After several very successful dev meetups in Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana we are happy to announce a series of tech meetups across Africa in 2023!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mission of our meetups is to present local tech initiatives and to introduce Infobip Developer<\/a> tools and solutions, which are increasingly popular among developers and Infobip Startup Tribe<\/a> that help startups from all over the globe achieve their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First tour of our Infobip Connect Tech Meetups will take place in February 2023. On that tour, we will organize meetups in Accra (Ghana), Nairobi (Kenya), Cairo (Egypt) & Casablanca (Morocco). Along with excellent local speakers, Infobip will be represented by Julia Biro<\/a>, Head of Developer Relations, and Nikola Pavesic<\/a>, Director of Startup Ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organization of meetups is led by Marijan Cipcic<\/a>, Tech Community Manager from the Devrel team in coordination with local Infobip teams from Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco. These meetups are part of initiatives of Infobip’s Developer Experience Department, which is run by Ivan Burazin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details about speakers, venues & shedules on this meetups you can find on the Eventbrite links below. Entrance on our meetups is free with RSPV on Eventbrite links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Accra Meetup \u2013 February 6, 2023, 6:00 pm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Nairobi Meetup \u2013 February 9, 2023, 5:00 pm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Cairo Meetup \u2013 February 13, 2023, 6:00 pm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Casablanca Meetup \u2013 February 15, 2023, 6:00 pm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Save the dates and see you in Africa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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