AFTSC · Africa Free Trade Services Catalyst

Turn Your African Heritage, Resources, Networks and Skills into Business and Capital.

Your heritage, resources, knowledge and skills are economic assets. AFTSC provides digital infrastructure and connected business services designed to turn these assets into products, services, business transactions, income and capital.

🌍 Built on Policy: Integrating all decisions of the African Union and regional organisations to turn trade commitments into practical digital action.

Build your business across African countries. Reach buyers and the diaspora. Discover new suppliers, products, services and business opportunities.

Your African Heritage. Your Business. Your Capital.

Connect. Trade. Grow.

AFTSC recruits sellers and buyers simultaneously. We facilitate the connection between those who have products and services, and those who need them.

For Sellers

Make Your Business Visible. Become Tradable.

Apply to register and present your businesses, products and services to potential buyers and business partners across Africa and the diaspora.

  • Formal and informal businesses.
  • Farmers, cooperatives and producer organisations.
  • Manufacturers, processors and suppliers.
  • Service providers and professionals.
  • Creative businesses and digital entrepreneurs.
  • Distributors, exporters and commercial enterprises.
Register as Seller

Note: Registration does not automatically guarantee supplier approval or publication. All businesses follow the existing AFTSC verification and approval workflow.

For Buyers (including diaspora)

Discover African Businesses. Find What You Need.

Join AFTSC to discover African suppliers, source products, and build new trade relationships across the continent and diaspora.

  • Importers and exporters.
  • Wholesalers and retailers.
  • Distributors and procurement businesses.
  • Manufacturers seeking raw materials.
  • Businesses looking for African services.
  • Diaspora entrepreneurs and individual buyers.
Register as Buyer

Note: Buyers can discover businesses and establish trade relationships, subject to the functionality available in the current trial phase.

Make More of What Africa Produces and Knows.

Register or sign in to explore the possibilities. Whether you are a farmer, manufacturer, or creative entrepreneur, AFTSC is designed to support your commercial journey.

Are you a Farmer or Agricultural Cooperative?

Access the market by registering your farm as a seller, or empower a Data Logistics Manager (DLM) to manage your market logistics.

Register as Seller Empower a DLM

From Registration to Capital.

The intended commercial journey to move goods, complete transactions, and build value across borders.

Governments: Integrate Your e-Government.

Turn African Trade Commitments into Digital Action.

African trade frameworks and regional agreements establish a basis for cross-border cooperation. AFTSC integrates these decisions to translate provisions into practical digital business processes.

We invite African governments, public agencies, and regional institutions to explore appropriate digital interfaces, institutional workflows, and cross-border trade processes within AFTSC.

Access Government Portal Explore Integration

Institutional Integration Capabilities:

  • Digital trade notifications.
  • Institutional verification workflows.
  • Information exchange and inspection procedures.
  • Relevant public-service interfaces.
  • Cooperation around national and regional frameworks.
Governments and competent authorities retain their legal mandates. Integration is subject to national laws, institutional mandates, technical feasibility, and formal agreements. Registration does not imply official endorsement.

The Africa Free Trade Services Catalyst.

AFTSC is a commercial digital platform designed to make African businesses visible, discoverable, and tradable across the continent and diaspora.

We integrate the decisions of the African Union and regional organisations to turn trade commitments into practical digital action. By connecting businesses, buyers, and institutions, we enable the seamless movement of goods, services, and capital.

We are implementing the African free trade and services with strict respect to national policies of data protection and cybersecurity.

We are orchestrating 32 stakeholders into one unified system, turning policy commitments into practical digital action.

The Consortium & Partners

  • Ecopia Group Initiator & Platform Developer Driving the vision and industry expertise behind the AFTSC platform.
  • ZimTrade Trail Partner (Ethiopia–Zimbabwe) Leading the implementation of COMESA and African Free Trade protocols between the two nations.
  • TickerTape Technologies Technology Provider Building and maintaining the robust digital infrastructure and systems integration.
  • Ecopia Value Chain End-to-End Traceability Ensuring seamless tracking and business processes from production to market.
  • ecocertification Certification Pathways Providing qualified verification and certification to ensure compliance and trust.
  • Milly Money Financial Empowerment Facilitating cross-border payments and empowering diaspora transactions.