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GopherCon Africa 2026

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opherCon Africa 2026 is the third annual edition of Africa’s largest Go conference. Held in Nairobi, it offers two days of expert-led talks, workshops, and networking opportunities for Go developers. Experience the latest in Go programming, connect with hundreds of peers, and enjoy unique social and cultural events. The event features contributions from lea…

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15Voices
3Underwriters
0Exhibitors
17On the bill · sessions
17Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at GopherCon, in alphabetical order.
Alex Rios
Software Engineer · Tech Ventures
Ayooluwa Isaiah
Content Creator & Developer · freshman.tech
Chukwuemeka Chukwurah
Software Engineer · Tech Corp
Daniel Adeboye
Cloud Architect · Cloud Solutions Inc
David Aniebo
Software Engineer in Test · Mentalyc Inc
Desmond Obisi
Developer Advocate · Developer Tools Inc
Jubril Oyetunji
DevOps Engineer · Infrastructure Co
Marvin Collins
Keynote Speaker · Tech Industry
Narcisse Egonu
Software Engineer · Distributed Systems Co
Olusola Alao
Backend Engineer · Tech Solutions
Paul Arah
Software Architect · Innovation Labs
Rodney Osodo
Full Stack Engineer · Digital Ventures
Sammy Kerata Oina
Platform Engineer · Cloud Native Inc
Sammy Oina
Utee Akaninyene
Backend Developer · Digital Solutions
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
GooglePlatinum
APIToolkitGold
PartnaGold
§III

The Programme

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • Day 1 12:00 - 12:30

    Keynote

    Keynote
  • Day 1 12:30 - 13:00

    Unlocking Go's Potential: Navigating Modern Challenges with Internal Insights

    Talk
  • Day 1 13:00 - 13:20

    Expanding Kubernetes Ability with Controllers

    Talk
  • Day 1 14:05 - 14:35

    AI Agents the Go Way: Production Patterns Without Python

    Talk
  • Day 1 14:35 - 15:25

    Round-Table Discussions

    General
  • Day 1 15:25 - 15:35

    Partna Talk

  • Day 1 15:55 - 16:25

    Build Your First Developer Tool with Go: From Idea to CLI in 30 Minutes

    Talk
  • Day 1 16:25 - 16:45

    Non-Deadlock Concurrency Bugs in Go

    Talk
  • Day 1 9:00 - 11:00

    Unlocking eBPF Superpowers for Go Developers

    Workshop
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 17 companies, parsed from the program.

“Seventeen companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
14Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority
  • Engineer · IC1387%
  • Other roles213%

Of 15 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01APItoolkitSp·G
  2. 02GoogleSp·P
  3. 03PartnaSp·G
  4. 04Cloud Native Inc1V
  5. 05Cloud Solutions Inc1V
  6. 06Developer Tools Inc1V
  7. 07Digital Solutions1V
  8. 08Digital Ventures1V
  9. 09Distributed Systems Co1V
  10. 10freshman.tech1V
  11. 11Infrastructure Co1V
  12. 12Innovation Labs1V
  13. 13Mentalyc Inc1V
  14. 14Tech Corp1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum1
33% of 3
gold2
67% of 3