🍕✨ EBW Pizza Party 2025 ✨🍕

We’re closing out Ethiopia Blockchain Week the right way with pizza, networking, and big vibes.

🚀 Powered by Pizza DAO, Build a DAO Ethiopia, and Ethiopia Blockchain Week —this farewell party is more than just slices. Expect:
• Talks from BaD Ethiopia Team & EBW Organizers
• Buzz about what’s next for Blockchain and of course about Pizza DAO too
• Networking with 100+ builders, students, investors & community leaders
• A wrap-up that feels like a promise for the next EBW
• And of course… free pizza 🍕

📅 Monday, Sept 8 | 5–8 PM
📍 Magnolia Hotel, Addis Ababa
🎟 Limited spots (100 max): https://luma.com/kuabplv6

Come hungry for pizza, leave full of connections. 🌍🔥

#EBW2025 #PizzaDAO #BuildaDAOEthiopia #BlockchainEthiopia

📢 The registration page for the Huawei ICT Competition – Northern Africa Innovation Track is now officially published.


As you all know, the Huawei ICT Competition is divided into three tracks to engage both students and instructors:
❶. Practice Competition – Focused on testing ICT knowledge and hands-on skills (Networking, Cloud, Computing, Security, etc.).
❷.  Innovation Competition – Team-based projects solving real-world problems using Huawei technologies like AI and Cloud.
❸. Teacher Competition – Designed for ICT instructors to strengthen teaching capacity and showcase expertise.

👉 Each competition has its own registration link, rules, and deadlines:
•  The Practice Competition registration link has already been shared: 👉 https://e.huawei.com/en/talent/#/ict-academy/ict-competition/regional-competition?zoneCode=026902&zoneId=98269659&compId=85132004&divisionName=Northern%20Africa&type=C001&isCollectGender=N&enrollmentDeadline=2025-12-31%2023%3A59%3A59&compTotalApplicantCount=797

• The Innovation Competition registration link is now available (see below).
• The Teacher Competition registration link will be released very soon — please stay tuned.

We encourage all eligible students and instructors to register and actively participate. This is a great opportunity to enhance your skills, collaborate, and showcase your talent on an international stage. 🌍✨

🔗 Innovation Competition Registration Page:
https://e.huawei.com/en/talent/#/ict/innovation-details?zoneCode=026902&zoneId=98269677&compId=85132008&divisionName=Northern%20Africa&type=C002&isCollectGender=N&enrollmentDeadline=2025-12-24%2023%3A59%3A59&compTotalApplicantCount=0%20%20%EF%BC%88

Steps to Participate:
⓵. Register for the Innovation Competition using the above link.
⓶. Complete the online learning space.
⓷. Upload your project before the deadline.

📌 Competition Instructions:
👉Team Formation & Requirements:
👉Each team must consist of three students AND one instructor (mandatory).
👉Participants must be current undergraduates, master’s, or PhD students.
👉Teams are encouraged to come from the same university, ideally with members from different grades to maximize complementary skills.

👉Instructor role: Guides the team, supports project planning, and ensures the proper use of Huawei technologies..
#️⃣ Eligibility:
✍️Each student can only participate in one track (either Innovation OR Practice, not both). Once registered, team members cannot be changed.

#️⃣ Project Requirements:
✍️Submissions must use Huawei AI-related technologies (MindSpore, CANN, ModelArts).
✍️ Projects must solve real-life or industry-specific challenges (software or software + hardware systems).
✍️Entries must be original,practical, functional, and innovative.
✍️ Huawei technologies must be clearly highlighted in diagrams, process flows, or codes.
✍️ Final submissions should include design scheme, functions, value, and problem solved.
Disqualification Rules:
👉Teams unable to demonstrate functionality will be disqualified.
👉 Failure to use Huawei’s specified technologies will make entries ineligible.
👉 Reusing previous projects without improvements is prohibited.
👉 Entries must not violate laws, contain discriminatory content, or infringe on privacy.