Code for Africa

Technology and OpenData for digital democracies in Africa

Nairobi, Kenya · Founded 2012

Headquarters
Nairobi
Employees
51–200
Founded
2012
Business Model
B2G

About

Code for Africa (CfA) is the continent's largest federation of civic technology and data journalism labs, with teams operating in 21 countries across Africa. CfA uses technology and open data to build digital democracies that empower citizens with actionable information, supporting investigative journalism, fact-checking, and forensic data analysis. Founded in 2012, CfA functions as an impact accelerator and collaborative pan-African federation, developing projects and training to make data journalism tools accessible to journalists and citizens throughout the continent.

Summary

Code for Africa is a Developer Tools company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2012.

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