About Us

Code for Africa (CfA) is the continent’s largest network of civic technology and data journalism labs, with teams in 21 countries. CfA builds digital democracy solutions that give citizens unfettered access to actionable information that empowers them to make informed decisions, and that strengthens civic engagement for improved public governance and accountability. This includes building infrastructure like the continent’s largest open data portals at openAFRICA and sourceAFRICA. CfA incubates initiatives as diverse as the africanDRONE network, the PesaCheck fact-checking initiative, the sensors.AFRICA air quality sensor network and the research and analysis programme Civic Signal.

Code for All is a global network composed of 30+ civic tech organisations from around the world. Our mission is to connect civic tech organisations so they can learn from each other, leading to greater impact in their local communities. With the support of this international network, each of our member organisations have access to tool-kits, projects, and expertise from people doing similar work in different corners of the world. We believe in driving social change through digital technology, citizen participation and collaborative decision-making, while improving the relationship between governments and citizens.

Code for All is a global network composed of 30+ civic tech organisations from around the world. Our mission is to connect civic tech organisations so they can learn from each other, leading to greater impact in their local communities. With the support of this international network, each of our member organisations have access to tool-kits, projects, and expertise from people doing similar work in different corners of the world. We believe in driving social change through digital technology, citizen participation and collaborative decision-making, while improving the relationship between governments and citizens.

ANCIR’s iLAB provides grantees, collaborators, partners and formalised members with round-the-clock investigative support services. This includes editorial, cross-examination, data, technology, forensics, financial and other services to assist in addressing and resolving investigative queries.

PesaCheck is a pioneering verification initiative that is kickstarting fact-checking across Africa. Initially focused on verifying the financial and other statistical numbers quoted by public figures in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, PesaCheck is now Africa’s largest with full-time fact-checkers in 12 countries in both east and west Africa, as well as across the Sahel. PesaCheck fact-checks in two international languages (English and French), as well as major African languages such as Kiswahili and Amharic.

CivicSignal is the research and analysis programme of Code for Africa, the continent’s largest network of indigenous African civic technology and investigative data journalism laboratories. CivicSignal’s data analysis is powered by MIT’s Media Cloud platform, and research partners include the Reuters Institute for Journalism and the Global Disinformation Index.