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Technology is transforming the African continent. In East Africa alone there are 50 million mobile phone subscribers and an increasing number of mobile web users. Across the region, the number of IT graduates and tech entrepreneurs is exploding, providing new opportunities to foster social and economic growth. Apps 4 Africa is a contest to highlight the talent of local developers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania and to leverage the power of digital technology to make a better world. The challenge is to build the best digital tools to address community challenges in areas ranging from healthcare to education and government transparency to election monitoring. Read More

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Announcing Great Prizes and a 24 Hour Hack-a-Thon
Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Do you have what it takes to build East Africa’s top apps? Winners of the Apps4Africa contest will receive cash and some fantastic gadgets. 1st place- 5000 USD and an iPad 2nd place – 3000 USD and a Nokia N900 3rd place – 2000 USD and a Sprint HTC Desire Runners up will also win [...]

One Month Left To Submit Apps!
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

As we round the corner into the final month of Apps4Africa, competition for the top prizes promises to be fierce. In Kigali last week, with the fantastic support of Norwegian Peoples Aid, we had one of our best events yet. Over forty Rwandans, representing the mobile and web industries, energetic students from Kigali Institute for [...]

Join Us on July 27th for Apps4Africa Rwanda
Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Join us next week in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Apps4Africa event launch. The event, similar to our fantastic recent activities in Nairobi and Kampala, will bring together leaders from technology and civil society to discuss the state of social tech in Rwanda, and discuss how Apps4Africa can catalyze new innovations. This half-day event will take [...]

Why Does America Support Apps4Africa?
Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Find out the answer to this and more at a State Department webchat with Bruce Wharton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of African Affairs, and Elana Berkowitz, Innovation Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of State. Details below: This live video webchat will take place today, July 23rd at 9:30 [...]

Apps4Africa Kampala
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The mhealth breakout group hard at work at the Apps4Africa launch in Kampala. More photos here. Over thirty of Uganda’s leading technology and social movement leaders came together today at the Hive Colab, Kampala’s new collaborative workspace for young tech professionals, to celebrate the Uganda launch of Apps4Africa. The group, composed of education activists, doctors, [...]

Meet the Judges

Meet our Apps 4 Africa judges, an esteemed group of tech and civil society leaders.