AWS Community events in July: Sub-Saharan Africa
Tags: aws, awsusergroups, awscommunity, africa
Published: 2022-07-24 20:31:00

I remain in awe of how active our AWS community in Sub-Saharan Africa has remained through such trying times, and now that life is starting to go back to normal - it's great to see how consistent it's been in terms of hosting AWS related events.

So what's already taken place in the month of July - and what's still coming up?

##1/ 23 July - Abuja User Group
It is exciting to see how our Nigeria community continues to grow. Up until recently we had the Lagos User Group which currently stands at 3k+ members.
A new user group has been launched in Abuja and had their first meetup in-person on July 23rd. 
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##2/ 23 July - Accra User Group
The Accra, Ghana user group has been hosting weekly bootcamps to prepare members who are preparing to ace :) the AWS associate-level certifications. The bootcamp started on July 16th and the event on the July 23rd was the second one in this series. Read more about the bootcamp here, and follow this group to make sure that you don't miss out on future sessions:
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##3/ 23 July - Dakar User Group
In case you missed it, Senegal now has a user group - in the city of Dakar. This is our second user group in Sub-Saharan Africa that caters to our French speaking community members. 
This group hosted their second meetup in-person on July 23rd, read more here:
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##4/ 27 July - Pretoria User Group
Quoting from this group's "About" page, the Pretoria user group is the group for you if you are either curious about what AWS is, or want to start using it, or are a seasoned veteran. This group hosts a wide range of speakers covering a wide range of topics. 
Coming up virtually, on July 27th is this talk on "How not to start a side hustle on AWS". This looks set to be an interesting talk, and judging by the number of signups already - it has sparked a lot of interest already. 
Find my comment about this meetup here - and you'll also find a link to sign up and attend:
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##5/ 30 July - Nairobi User Group
Last but certainly not least, the Nairobi user group is hosting their next event, virtually on July 30th. According to their "About" page, this group welcomes members with all AWS skill levels. They host a wide range of topics from a diverse range of speakers.
Details of the event are below, read more and signup here:
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Well I hope you still have time to sign up and join the ones that are still coming up where it's possible for you to do so. 
Enjoy the meetups! x