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Made in Africa

African tech is booming – so here are just a few of the great open source projects driving the continent.

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  • CoffeeScript 3,246 625
    @sorich87

    sorich87 / bootstrap-tour

    Quick and easy product tours with Twitter Bootstrap Popovers

  • Java 396 268
    @ushahidi

    ushahidi / SMSSync

    SMS gateway for Android powered phones
  • JavaScript 325 109
    @rapidpro

    rapidpro / rapidpro

    RapidPro allows organizations to visually build scalable interactive messaging applications.
  • Python 250 87
    @praekelt

    praekelt / vumi

    Messaging engine for the delivery of SMS, Star Menu and chat messages to diverse audiences in emerging markets and beyond.
  • PHP 195 136
    @ushahidi

    ushahidi / platform

    Ushahidi Platform v3 API
  • PHP 158 162
    @pluspeople

    pluspeople / pesaPi

    PesaPI is an unofficial open source API for mobile money systems, released under the BSD(lite) license.

  • Python 126 92
    @codeafrica

    codeafrica / github-africa

    GitHub Africa Usage http://codeafrica.org

  • Python 93 18
    @nyaruka

    nyaruka / smartmin

    Django Smartmin - An admin-like utility for users
  • Python 69 60
    @onaio

    onaio / onadata

    Collect, Analyze and Share
  • Python 55 5
    @universalcore

    universalcore / elastic-git

    Store data in Git, find it in Elasticsearch.
  • Groovy 48 35
    @frontlinesms

    frontlinesms / frontlinesms2

    FrontlineSMS is desktop/cloud based software created to lower barriers to positive social change using mobile technology
  • HTML 45 35
    @CodeForAfrica

    CodeForAfrica / GotToVote

    GotToVote is a toolkit of simple web and SMS services that help citizens get to the ballot box informed and ready to vote. It is built on the PHP Laravel framework. Learn more at http://gottovote.cc
  • PHP 36 27
    @OpenInstitute

    OpenInstitute / OpenDuka

    Open Duka is a project designed by the Open Institute that will provide a freely accessible database of information on Kenyan entities. This information will provide citizens, journalists, and civic activists with a practical and easy-to-use tool to understand the ownership structure of the world they live in, demonstrating the practical applica…
  • Java 36 21
    @eyedol

    eyedol / kasahorow-Keyboard-For-Android

    kasahorow Keyboard For Android
  • Python 26 10
    @rootio

    rootio / rootio_web

    main rootio web interface
  • JavaScript 25 18
    @chisimba

    chisimba / chisimba

    Chisimba is the product of a collaboration of the 13 African universities involved in the African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project. Its main purpose is to foster capacity building in Software Engineering among African universities through the collaborative development of Free Software. The framework includes contributions f…
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