The event starts now.
A monthly build-up programme running June through October. Community sessions, monthly CTF challenges, university tours, sponsor warm-up.
Announcement + Steering Committee kickoff
Public launch, sponsor first-contact wave, volunteer department leads confirmed.
Monthly Challenge #1 . Community session
First CTFd-hosted challenge drop. Twitter Space with the technical committee.
University tour begins
Douala, Yaounde campuses. Short talks, CTF tasters, registration push.
Monthly Challenge #2 . CFP closes
Second challenge. Call for Papers deadline. Programme committee begins review.
Speakers announced . Venue reveal
Confirmed talks, final venue and travel info published. Final registration push.
237HackFest 2026 . 5-6 November
24-hour run. Douala. Prove it.
Monthly challenges
Locally-authored CTF challenges published monthly on our CTFd fork. Top solvers earn direct CTF-night invites.
Sessions calendar
Twitter Spaces and Zoom sessions with the technical committee, past speakers, and Central African CISOs.