The Tunga Blog

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This month, in a collaboration with the Federation of Ugandan Football Associations (FUFA), Tunga has trained 40 youth football coaches in Uganda. You might wonder why and how an IT staffing company ventures into football.  

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Before Google Playstore and iOS App Store ever became a thing, there was the Nokia Ovi store and this was the playground of Abdu Ssekalala way back in 2011 in Uganda.

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If you had…one shot…one opportunity…and 35 hours to build a project that would improve the services offered by Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHEs) across rural communities, would you capture it or just let it slip?

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Yes, you can! Cracking the international market as a software developer is no easy feat, but it can be done. Hey, that’s kind of our thing, remember?! In this blog, we share 12 tips that will help you set your growth path to succeed across the border.

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Our client rb2 explains what to keep an eye on when applying as a developer and what to look for in a developer as a hiring party.

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On the left side of my Zoom screen, a bespectacled Mark Akampurira – a full stack software developer of four years – sits against the backdrop of white walls. He first smiles brightly and then laughs. “Do you mean working for Tunga or in general,” the 26-year-old replies, sounding amused as he leans forward in […]

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Indeed, the legends are true. Somewhere in this vast cosmos “that someone” resides. All we know is that they are perfection in of itself in the world of software development. Yes, they are everything that you only wished you could be as a software developer in your wildest dream.

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After some two years of being separated, Tunga finally had the opportunity to reconnect with our Lagos network in real life. We also made a lot of new friends. Read more about our mission in the Nigerian tech scene.

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One of the hottest topics in developer land: salaries. Tunga uncovers the latest salaries for the top 17 software development countries in Africa. Read all about it in our latest blog.

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“The Tunga Hub is a place where we can house, inspire and help flourish our growing Tunga community.”

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To give aspiring developers an idea of what software languages to focus on in order to start a career, Tunga created the TOP 20 of most in demand software skills.

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Global sourcing of tech talent from African countries has taken a flight. IT-staffing company Tunga now published a research report about sourcing software developers from Africa.

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Determined to make a meaningful contribution to Africa and to create more opportunities for African developers, Tunga has now launched an e-learning platform.

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Tunga has received a Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) loan to build capacity. The investment enables Tunga to solidify its African operations, allowing the launch of growth plans in Europe.

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Tunga in Nigeria. Booming Lagos tech scene seeks alliance with global companies

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Tunga published a report about sourcing African talent. The countries that are most suitable for finding software developers are discussed.

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This report gives a comprehensive overview of what IT staff augmentation is, how it is best organized and what countries are attractive for IT augmentation services.

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This research article describes in detail which countries are most suitable for sourcing African software developers and why.

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Het Parool was the first Dutch media outlet to write about Tunga this year in a piece about FairTrade Software. It was soon picked up by others.

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Globally 17% of software engineers are women. In Africa this percentage is 2%. Tunga starts “women in tech” coding classes to increase this.

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Since january 2019 this year Reinier van Scherpenzeel (32) is based in Kampala as our new Operations Director.

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Interview with Ernesto Spruyt and David Semakula of Tunga. They talk about pioneering the development of outsourcing to Africa.

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We are proud to announce that together with Kampabits we are providing an advanced coding course to 15 girls. Our goal is to promote diversity within Tunga and in the tech ecosystem.

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Tunga founder Ernesto Spruyt was interviewed by BNR on how and why his startup aims to give a podium to African tech talent.

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BNR Radio invited Tunga CEO Ernesto Spruyt to discuss what role European companies can play in addressing youth unemployment in Africa.

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Yes, you can! Cracking the international market as a software developer is no easy feat, but it can be done. Hey, that’s kind of our thing, remember?! In this blog, we share 12 tips that will help you set your growth path to succeed across the border.

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One of the hottest topics in developer land: salaries. Tunga uncovers the latest salaries for the top 17 software development countries in Africa. Read all about it in our latest blog.

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This report gives a comprehensive overview of what IT staff augmentation is, how it is best organized and what countries are attractive for IT augmentation services.

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This research article describes in detail which countries are most suitable for sourcing African software developers and why.

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Our client rb2 explains what to keep an eye on when applying as a developer and what to look for in a developer as a hiring party.

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Building your career in Africa as a software developer for European or North American clients has some great benefits. But how do you get there? Check out this episode of Tunga Dev Hour.

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In this Tunga Dev Hour we meet David Boxshall of POD Group. David explains why they are interested to hire IoT developers from Africa.

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In this video, Ernesto & Bart travel to Lagos, Nigeria to spend quality time with the existing Tunga software developers community there, and to host a meetup for aspiring developers.

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David, CTO at Tunga, explains that the local market in Uganda doesn’t offer modern technology and doesn’t apply to the skills of African developers.

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In this video Ernesto explains how in the Tunga culture people can be independent, in their strength and have room for fun.

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In this vlog, Bart talks about the great dynamics that arise when bringing developers, with different backgrounds, together.

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In the latest episode of our video series (4m) Ernesto visits Kampala to meet an investor. And David explains what it is like to be CTO of Tunga.

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Tunga has started a series of short vlogs to illustrate our adventures in Europe and Africa. In this edition: our recap of the East Africa Business Dialogue hosted by the Dutch government.