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State of APIs in East Africa Report

Report Findings | November, 2024

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Sectors

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About this report

By researching about the state of APIs in East Africa we aimed to accomplish the following:

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Inform on use cases of APIs

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Explore API ecosystem within the region.

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Discuss challenges within APIs usage

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Establish the value of APIs to stakeholders

Data gathered from a variety of methods

Surveys, secondary data analysis, textual analysis.


Our deep relationships with Founders, CTOs, Developers, and leading Industry experts informed our insights.

Data Gathering Methods

Sectors that SOA focused on

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance

Mobile Money

Mobile Money

Fintech

Fintech

Communications

Communications

Government Services

Government Services

Data Insights

API distribution in sectors

API distribution in sectors


Financial services topped the list with the most available APIs

45%

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Have their APIs public

Government services


90%

of docs are either not public or don't have a straightforward process on how to connect or access

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Key Takeaways

Financial Services 45%

Financial Services Chart

Other Services 55%

AI Adoption


A growing number of digital products have already integrated AI tools

Barriers to Adoption

There still exists substantial number of challenges hindering further adoption


Infrastructure Barrier
Skill Gap Barrier
Other Barriers
Security Barrier
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