One Platform, Sign-Up To Dossier
IESS runs the hackathons. The AfCEN platform runs the rest: registration, team formation, submissions, sealed judging, and what follows for the teams that keep building.
230 teams registered in the first cohort
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Open Challenges
| № | Challenge | Theme | Seat | Teams | Closes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AYSC 2026 — Climate Hackathon | Climate | — | 230 | Jun 2026 | Results pending |
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The Pathway
Registration to dossier, in three layers01
Register
Pick a role, then join a team by its ID or create one.
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Compete
One submission per team, versioned the moment you send it.
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Grow
Mentor, advisor and investor matches, each confirmed by a person.
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The Record
No results published yet.
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From the Floor
Eight photographs from the Africa Youth Skilling Conference
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The Programme
Dates as set for this event. Steps with no date set are not listed.| 01 | Registration closes | 24 Jun 2026 | Done |
| 02 | Tracks lock | 23 Jun 2026 | Done |
| 03 | Judging opens | 24 Jun 2026 | Done |
| 04 | Judging closes | 24 Jun 2026 | Done |
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Notices
To organisers
Run Your Hackathon On This Engine
An event's branding, dates, team sizes and rubric are held as data, so changing them is an edit and not a deploy.
01Your own branding, venue, logo and submission ID prefix.
02Your own rubric, locked the moment judging opens.
03Results sealed until you publish them.
Host a hackathonTo investors
Teams That Reached Deployment Ready
Investor matching and dossiers open only at the last rung of the venture ladder, and no introduction is sent without a person approving it.
01Every match carries a score out of 100 and a written reason.
02A dossier drafted from the team's own data, approved by a person.
03No introduction is sent without a team lead asking and an organiser approving.
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Partners
