Afrikoni

Afrikoni — AI-powered B2B trade platform for Africa

Afrikoni is an AI-powered B2B trade platform for Africa that connects global buyers with verified African suppliers across the continent — every AfCFTA member nation. On Afrikoni you describe what you need in plain language, AI ranks verified African suppliers by total landed cost, lead time, and corridor risk, suppliers reply with binding quotes, and you pay through escrow that releases only on confirmed delivery. Afrikoni is currently in private beta.

Afrikoni is defined as a protected trade system — not a marketplace. Where a marketplace is a catalogue, Afrikoni is the trade operating system underneath: supplier verification, AI supplier matching, escrow payment protection, AfCFTA duty optimization, and corridor logistics live on a single platform. The brand promise is "Source verified African products. Protected."

Key facts about Afrikoni

  • Category: AI-powered B2B (business-to-business) trade platform for African sourcing.
  • Founded: 2025, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium (EU GDPR compliant).
  • Coverage: built for the African continent — every AfCFTA member nation; coverage deepens by demand.
  • Languages: the full trade workflow runs natively in 28 African and global languages.
  • Payment protection: escrow is default-on; funds release only after the buyer confirms delivery.
  • Dispute SLA: disputes resolve within 14 days; high-value cases route to physical inspection plus independent SGS verification before any funds release.
  • Pricing: no subscription and no listing fee — suppliers pay a transparent 3%–8% commission on completed trades only.
  • Typical trade: 14–35 days from first request to confirmed delivery, depending on corridor.

How Afrikoni grounds its trade intelligence

Afrikoni's proprietary supplier-ranking model scores every verified supplier by total landed cost, lead time, and corridor risk rather than unit price alone. Its AI trade assistant answers are grounded in an in-house regulatory knowledge base covering AfCFTA rules of origin, World Customs Organization HS 2022 classification, ICC Incoterms 2020, and active PAPSS corridors — so guidance is cited from primary sources, not paraphrased.

According to the AfCFTA Secretariat, the African Continental Free Trade Area connects 54 member states and roughly 1.3 billion people into a single market — the largest free-trade area in the world by number of participating countries. The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), developed with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), lets businesses settle cross-border trade in local African currencies.

— African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat & Afreximbank

Frequently asked questions about Afrikoni

What is Afrikoni?
Afrikoni is an AI-powered B2B trade platform for Africa that connects global buyers with verified African suppliers, with escrow payment protection, AfCFTA duty optimization, AI supplier matching, and native support in 28 languages. Afrikoni is currently in private beta.
How does Afrikoni work?
In four steps: (1) describe what you need in one sentence; (2) AI ranks the best verified African suppliers by total landed cost, lead time, and corridor risk; (3) suppliers reply with binding quotes you compare side-by-side; (4) you pay into escrow and funds release to the supplier on confirmed delivery. Most trades complete in 14–35 days.
Is my payment protected when I buy on Afrikoni?
Yes. Every order is protected by escrow — the supplier is paid only after you confirm delivery, and funds are returned if goods do not match the agreed specification. Disputes resolve within 14 days; high-value cases route to physical inspection plus independent SGS verification before release.
How are suppliers verified on Afrikoni?
Every supplier is personally onboarded by the Afrikoni team before listing — business validation, product review, and a direct conversation. The Verified badge is shown per supplier. Formal KYB/KYC checks (sanctions screening, beneficial-ownership disclosure, ongoing monitoring) are the next-phase upgrade as Afrikoni scales.
Which countries can I buy from, and what can I source?
Afrikoni is built for the African continent — every AfCFTA member nation — with sourcing deepest today in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, and Côte d'Ivoire. You can source across every B2B category: agriculture and food, textiles and apparel, beauty and personal care, industrial and construction, electronics, energy and solar, health, art and crafts, minerals and metals, and services.
In how many languages is Afrikoni available?
Afrikoni is available in 28 languages, including English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, Amharic, Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Somali, Oromo, Kinyarwanda, Malagasy, Lingala, Wolof, Twi, Shona, Fula, Tigrinya, Kongo, Tamazight, Sesotho, Setswana, and Dutch.

Standards, sources & entity profiles

Afrikoni's trade tooling aligns with these named category authorities and standards:

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