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 / bootstrap-tour
Quick and easy product tours with Twitter Bootstrap Popovers
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Java 396 268
ushahidi / SMSSync
SMS gateway for Android powered phones -
JavaScript 325 109
rapidpro / rapidpro
RapidPro allows organizations to visually build scalable interactive messaging applications. -
Python 250 87
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 / platform
Ushahidi Platform v3 API -
PHP 158 162
pluspeople / pesaPi
PesaPI is an unofficial open source API for mobile money systems, released under the BSD(lite) license.
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Python 126 92
codeafrica / github-africa
GitHub Africa Usage http://codeafrica.org
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Python 93 18
nyaruka / smartmin
Django Smartmin - An admin-like utility for users -
Python 69 60
onaio / onadata
Collect, Analyze and Share -
Python 55 5
universalcore / elastic-git
Store data in Git, find it in Elasticsearch. -
Groovy 48 35
frontlinesms / frontlinesms2
FrontlineSMS is desktop/cloud based software created to lower barriers to positive social change using mobile technology -
HTML 45 35
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 / 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 / kasahorow-Keyboard-For-Android
kasahorow Keyboard For Android -
Python 26 10
rootio / rootio_web
main rootio web interface -
JavaScript 25 18
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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