Eddie has officially transitioned from his role leading Base Builder growth in East Africa to return as the Founder and CEO of Antugrow.
His tenure at Base was marked by extraordinary ecosystem development, including organizing 25 meetups across 9 cities and launching the Based Founders Fellowship Africa.
The initiative has empowered local founders whose platforms have collectively processed over $1.5B in transaction volume, solidifying East Africa as a premier hub for onchain finance.
Returning to his Founder roots, Eddie is scaling Antugrow, an innovative onchain credit-scoring platform designed for smallholder farmers.
Joined by co-founder Brian as COO, the team is merging cutting-edge technology with agricultural finance to provide farmers with the digital identity and financial history necessary to thrive.
By converting harvest records into verifiable on-chain reputation and leveraging space intelligence from satellite data to monitor crop health, Antugrow unlocks access to capital while reducing lender risk.
The integration of machine learning for predictive analysis of soil and weather patterns enables precision agriculture, effectively bridging the gap between satellite-derived farm data and decentralized finance to modernize the agricultural economy.
"Still championing Base. Just doing it from the builder's side now." — Eddie Kago
This week, Minisend officially opened its payment rails to Uganda, marking a major step for cross-border financial utility.
Through the Base App, users can now seamlessly create, engage with the onchain economy, and get rewarded with an instant cash-out feature.
This integration simplifies the process of moving value, allowing Ugandans to bridge the gap between digital rewards and real-world spending with just a few taps.
Topizzy has officially launched airtime purchases in South Africa.
An app used to top up airtime & bundles with USDC instantly. Powered by Base
The process is a simple 3-step flow:
No offramps or borders, just instant airtime.
Try it today
To better serve its growing user base, Nedapay has streamlined its digital presence.
The team announced an update to their domains to ensure a smoother navigation experience for their landing page and applications:
Landing Page: nedapay.xyz
Main App: app. nedapay.xyz
Mini App: miniapp.nedapay.xyz
This week, the community featured Mutheu, who is pushing the boundaries of what's possible onchain by working on a decentralized cure for cancer on Base.
The launch of Base Stories marks a new chapter for the region, moving beyond just technical updates to hear directly from the founders and builders thriving in West Africa.
App
Paycrest's debut episode highlights it as the premier payments infrastructure for businesses.
For companies moving money across borders or locally, Paycrest provides the necessary rails to build reliable, real-time financial applications on Base.
How it works
This series will drop new episodes weekly, showcasing how builders are leveraging Base's efficiency to solve unique local challenges.
Use Paycrest
IFÁ LABS hosted a high-impact X Space to discuss the future of the ecosystem.
The session featured Charles (CTO at Convexity) and DefiDevrel (Devrel at Base WestAfrica).
The discussion centered on what recent onchain launches mean for emerging markets, focusing on how stablecoins and decentralized protocols can drive economic inclusion across the region.
ENB hosted a special X Space titled “Who Are Storytellers and Why They Matter,” a session that explored the profound impact of narrative on communities, projects, and the Base ecosystem.
Co-hosted by Ajakara and Ajuma, the event featured a diverse lineup of speakers including Kabeer, Cryptems, Tee, Manny, Sassy, and Juezi.
By sharing real-world experiences from both creators and builders, the session provided the audience with deep insights into how the human element drives onchain growth.
Earn on ENB
Did you know you can earn over $100 on the ENB Bounty App by completing simple tasks as a creator?
Get started today and turn your creativity into rewards.
FBI Africa
FBI Africa hosted a high-impact session on January 21, 2026, titled "Building Infrastructure for DeSci," designed to position African builders at the forefront of the Decentralized Science movement.
The discussion focused on how DeSci is currently "going ballistic" by replacing traditional academic gatekeepers with transparent, onchain systems like IP-NFTs and DAOs.
By exploring the technical rails needed for decentralized research, the event aimed to empower regional developers and creators to secure their intellectual property and lead the next wave of scientific innovation from within the continent.
Derrick has officially stepped into the role of leading Base growth building across the entire African continent.
Base Malawi community hosted a successful Google Meet session on Saturday, January 24th.
The session provided a practical walkthrough on how to build on Base.
A segment was dedicated to gathering developer feedback, allowing the community to address specific roadblocks and integration hurdles.
Builder office hours
The Office Hours session happens every Monday at 1 pm CAT.
Whether it's a smart contract bug or a UX hurdle, the community is live to help you troubleshoot.
Weekly Meetups
Weekly meetups are officially back in Zambia, marking a powerful start to 2026.
Hosted by Luka and the Based Zambia team, the first gathering of the year is set for Saturday, January 31st, in Lusaka.
Eddie has officially transitioned from his role leading Base Builder growth in East Africa to return as the Founder and CEO of Antugrow.
His tenure at Base was marked by extraordinary ecosystem development, including organizing 25 meetups across 9 cities and launching the Based Founders Fellowship Africa.
The initiative has empowered local founders whose platforms have collectively processed over $1.5B in transaction volume, solidifying East Africa as a premier hub for onchain finance.
Returning to his Founder roots, Eddie is scaling Antugrow, an innovative onchain credit-scoring platform designed for smallholder farmers.
Joined by co-founder Brian as COO, the team is merging cutting-edge technology with agricultural finance to provide farmers with the digital identity and financial history necessary to thrive.
By converting harvest records into verifiable on-chain reputation and leveraging space intelligence from satellite data to monitor crop health, Antugrow unlocks access to capital while reducing lender risk.
The integration of machine learning for predictive analysis of soil and weather patterns enables precision agriculture, effectively bridging the gap between satellite-derived farm data and decentralized finance to modernize the agricultural economy.
"Still championing Base. Just doing it from the builder's side now." — Eddie Kago
This week, Minisend officially opened its payment rails to Uganda, marking a major step for cross-border financial utility.
Through the Base App, users can now seamlessly create, engage with the onchain economy, and get rewarded with an instant cash-out feature.
This integration simplifies the process of moving value, allowing Ugandans to bridge the gap between digital rewards and real-world spending with just a few taps.
Topizzy has officially launched airtime purchases in South Africa.
An app used to top up airtime & bundles with USDC instantly. Powered by Base
The process is a simple 3-step flow:
No offramps or borders, just instant airtime.
Try it today
To better serve its growing user base, Nedapay has streamlined its digital presence.
The team announced an update to their domains to ensure a smoother navigation experience for their landing page and applications:
Landing Page: nedapay.xyz
Main App: app. nedapay.xyz
Mini App: miniapp.nedapay.xyz
This week, the community featured Mutheu, who is pushing the boundaries of what's possible onchain by working on a decentralized cure for cancer on Base.
The launch of Base Stories marks a new chapter for the region, moving beyond just technical updates to hear directly from the founders and builders thriving in West Africa.
App
Paycrest's debut episode highlights it as the premier payments infrastructure for businesses.
For companies moving money across borders or locally, Paycrest provides the necessary rails to build reliable, real-time financial applications on Base.
How it works
This series will drop new episodes weekly, showcasing how builders are leveraging Base's efficiency to solve unique local challenges.
Use Paycrest
IFÁ LABS hosted a high-impact X Space to discuss the future of the ecosystem.
The session featured Charles (CTO at Convexity) and DefiDevrel (Devrel at Base WestAfrica).
The discussion centered on what recent onchain launches mean for emerging markets, focusing on how stablecoins and decentralized protocols can drive economic inclusion across the region.
ENB hosted a special X Space titled “Who Are Storytellers and Why They Matter,” a session that explored the profound impact of narrative on communities, projects, and the Base ecosystem.
Co-hosted by Ajakara and Ajuma, the event featured a diverse lineup of speakers including Kabeer, Cryptems, Tee, Manny, Sassy, and Juezi.
By sharing real-world experiences from both creators and builders, the session provided the audience with deep insights into how the human element drives onchain growth.
Earn on ENB
Did you know you can earn over $100 on the ENB Bounty App by completing simple tasks as a creator?
Get started today and turn your creativity into rewards.
FBI Africa
FBI Africa hosted a high-impact session on January 21, 2026, titled "Building Infrastructure for DeSci," designed to position African builders at the forefront of the Decentralized Science movement.
The discussion focused on how DeSci is currently "going ballistic" by replacing traditional academic gatekeepers with transparent, onchain systems like IP-NFTs and DAOs.
By exploring the technical rails needed for decentralized research, the event aimed to empower regional developers and creators to secure their intellectual property and lead the next wave of scientific innovation from within the continent.
Derrick has officially stepped into the role of leading Base growth building across the entire African continent.
Base Malawi community hosted a successful Google Meet session on Saturday, January 24th.
The session provided a practical walkthrough on how to build on Base.
A segment was dedicated to gathering developer feedback, allowing the community to address specific roadblocks and integration hurdles.
Builder office hours
The Office Hours session happens every Monday at 1 pm CAT.
Whether it's a smart contract bug or a UX hurdle, the community is live to help you troubleshoot.
Weekly Meetups
Weekly meetups are officially back in Zambia, marking a powerful start to 2026.
Hosted by Luka and the Based Zambia team, the first gathering of the year is set for Saturday, January 31st, in Lusaka.
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