MONROVIA, LIBERIA · May 24, 2026 — The Alkebuleum Foundation today announces the public opening of the Alkebuleum Founding Council — the institutional governance body of the Alkebuleum network — with an open invitation to reputable African and diaspora institutions to apply for membership.
The Alkebuleum network, which began operations in Liberia in 2025, is a Layer 1 public, permissioned blockchain purpose-built for the African continent and its global diaspora. This announcement marks the next phase of that work: the formation of the Founding Council, the body of reputable institutions that will govern, validate, and shape the network going forward.
Alkebuleum serves as the trust infrastructure of digital Africa — a sovereign, verifiable ledger on which governments, financial institutions, universities, civil-society organizations, and diaspora bodies can anchor records, verify identity, move value, build credit histories, and participate in the governance of continental digital infrastructure. The network is secured by PORA, Proof of Reputation and Authority, a consensus mechanism in which validators are exclusively reputable institutions rather than anonymous capital holders.
The Founding Council is forming
The Alkebuleum Founding Council is now open to applications from across the spectrum of institutions that serve Africa or the diaspora. Eligible institutions include central banks, commercial banks, universities, government ministries, regulators, fintech companies, civil-society organizations, national archives, chambers of commerce, and diaspora institutions and coalitions.
Four participation pathways are available — Council Observer for institutions still in evaluation, Founding Council Member for publicly named participants in governance, Validator Partner for institutions ready to operate network infrastructure, and Implementation Partner for institutions piloting specific use cases on the network.
Aligned with continental architecture
Alkebuleum is strategically aligned with the African Continental Free Trade Area, the African Union's Agenda 2063, and the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa 2020–2030. The network's first national-scale program — a public-procurement anti-corruption pilot in partnership with the Liberian government — is currently in production.
The Alkebuleum whitepaper, council brief, and full media materials are available at alkebuleum.org/media. Institutions interested in joining the Founding Council can apply at alkebuleum.org/council/apply.