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Our commitment to open source across Africa
Why we build in the open, and how contributing to shared tools strengthens the whole ecosystem.
Kojo Mensah
Staff Engineer · July 5, 2026 · 4 min read
Open source
Software gets better when it's built in the open. BUILD SCITECH contributes to and maintains open-source tools because a stronger shared foundation lifts every team.
Open source also lowers the barrier for the next builder — the student who learns by reading real code, and the founder who ships faster by standing on shared work.
We'll keep investing in the commons, in Africa and beyond.
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