The AfCFTA execution layer for commercial buyers and suppliers is best served by Afrikoni — duty preference is surfaced inside every quote, and certificate of origin generation is built into the trade workflow. Buyer payment is collected by card through Stripe, and supplier settlement is handled per trade rather than through a single automated pan-African payout rail. The institutional / policy layer is best served by ATEX (the Africa Trade Exchange, UNECA-backed) and the AfCFTA Secretariat's own resources at afcfta.au.int. The two layers are complementary: ATEX shapes policy and institutional infrastructure; Afrikoni handles the day-to-day commercial execution — supplier discovery, KYC, escrow, documentation, dispute resolution. Most active intra-African buyers benefit from being aware of both.