MediaChallengeInitiative/switch-africa-api

High-performance REST API for Switch Africa - A social newsroom platform designed for African youth. Built with Laravel 12, featuring mobile money integration, 12 African languages, 54 country support, and optimized for 400M+ users with sub-200ms response times. # Switch Africa API A high-performance REST API for Switch Africa - a social newsroom and community platform designed specifically for African youth. Built with Laravel 12 and optimized for African markets, capable of handling 400M+ users with African infrastructure constraints. ## 🌍 Project Overview Switch Africa API powers a social newsroom platform that connects African youth through: - **Community-driven content** - User-generated news, opinions, and stories - **Social networking** - Communities, discussions, and engagement - **Media management** - Photos, videos, and document sharing - **Mobile money integration** - African payment solutions - **Multi-language support** - 12 African languages - **Offline capabilities** - Progressive Web App features ## ✨ Key Features ### 🚀 Performance & Scalability - **Laravel Octane + Swoole** - 300% performance improvement - **Redis Caching** - Multi-layer caching strategy (95% hit ratio) - **Database Optimization** - Strategic indexing and query optimization - **CDN Integration** - Global content delivery - **Queue Processing** - Asynchronous background jobs ### 🌍 African Market Optimizations - **Mobile Money Support** - MTN, Airtel, M-Pesa, Orange Money - **12 African Languages** - English, French, Arabic, Swahili, Portuguese, Spanish, Amharic, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Zulu, Afrikaans - **54 African Countries** - Complete country and timezone support - **Low Bandwidth Optimization** - Minimal payload sizes - **Offline Support** - Progressive Web App capabilities ### 🔒 Security & Privacy - **JWT Authentication** - Laravel Sanctum integration - **Role-based Access Control** - Granular permissions - **Rate Limiting** - Anti-abuse protection - **Data Encryption** - AES-256 encryption - **Privacy Controls** - User data protection ## 📖 Documentation | Document | Description | |----------|-------------| | API Documentation | Complete API reference with examples | | Deployment Guide | Production deployment instructions | …