The Near Foundation selects Kenya as a regional center with blockchain focus

The hub would be supported by a core team of four people and led by Sankore founder Kevin Imani. It would support blockchain innovations, clarify the communities and promote talent development on the larger continent of Africa. The hub will also include the Sankore Bounty ecosystem, have an incubation program and an academy and also hold events.

All of this serves to provide a platform for the best blockchain developers of Africa.

"We are very happy to work with Near to train and promote talented people so that they become a world-class blockchain developer. [...] The Near Protocol enables the smartest developers of tomorrow, to develop user-defined solutions with scalability, security and transparency, and this hub is the next step to make our common vision reality", Imani.

Kenya and Africa in general are full of potential

The newly established program will strengthen the position of blockchain technology in Kenya. Current market data confirm that the East African country is already a leader in the introduction of this technology.

CEO Near Foundation, Marieke Flament, noticed this potential and predicted that entry in Africa could play an important role in the development of the blockchain space. Flament also noted that the partnership offers an opportunity to work with local talents.

The plan is to even expand beyond Kenya's capital Nairobi in regions with little blockchain exposure in the country.

" We are enthusiastic about the potential ways in all of Africa for blockchain solutions that result from innovations in development, education and talent. This hub represents a unique opportunity to work with local talents, not only for the possibilities that we know today, but also for the possibilities that are still created in the future." Foundation.