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Apapa Friction91/100| Mombasa Dwell5.1 days| PAPSS StatusT+1 Operational| EGP/NGN SWIFT Spread9.2%| Tema vs Apapa−$85/TEU| AfCFTA Corridors54 active| Red Sea Surcharge+$180 active| Durban Recovery+18% productivity| NGX YTD+54.55%| Gold Spot$3,180/oz| NFF Flags Active9 corridors| DRC Eurobond$1.25B 3× sub.| Apapa Friction91/100| Mombasa Dwell5.1 days| PAPSS StatusT+1 Operational| EGP/NGN SWIFT Spread9.2%| Tema vs Apapa−$85/TEU| AfCFTA Corridors54 active| Red Sea Surcharge+$180 active| Durban Recovery+18% productivity| NGX YTD+54.55%| Gold Spot$3,180/oz| NFF Flags Active9 corridors| DRC Eurobond$1.25B 3× sub.
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Institutional Grade · African Trade Intelligence · 2026

ROAD-1

Africa’s first institutional trade intelligence framework

Friction scores, PAPSS settlement intelligence, NTB corridor analysis, Narrative Friction Flags, and real-time port data across all 54 AfCFTA corridors. Built for banks, logistics operators, hedge funds, and port authorities.

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54
AfCFTA corridors
tracked live
AfCFTA Secretariat
$3.4T
Intra-African trade
potential unlocked
Afreximbank 2024
9.2%
PAPSS saving vs
SWIFT on EGP/NGN
CBN · PAPSS Q1 2026
25+
African languages
voice-enabled
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Composite of four weighted components. Each draws from named, verifiable sources. Higher score = more friction = harder to move cargo efficiently and cheaply.

40% — Port friction
Africa Ports & Ships, Maersk API, GCNet, CBN portal
30% — FX volatility
CBN, SARB, CBK, BoG · PAPSS API · Afreximbank
20% — NTB friction
UNCTAD NTB database, tradebarriers.africa, World Bank
10% — Narrative gap
Lloyd’s List NLP, Bloomberg, insurance premium delta
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Port friction · NTB scores · FX volatility · PAPSS intelligence · Narrative Friction Flags · 25+ African languages
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Apapa friction
91/100
Mombasa dwell
5.1 days
PAPSS
Operational
Red Sea
+$180
Tema vs Apapa
−$85/TEU
Durban
+18% productivity
AfCFTA relief
0–15%
NFF flags
9 active
NGX YTD
+54.55%
Gold
$3,180/oz
Cobalt
$26,800/t
Copper
$9,400/t
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Port friction · corridor routing · PAPSS settlement · commodity exports · FX exposure · forwarder strategy

Sources UNCTAD LSCI World Bank Afreximbank Maersk API PAPSS Africa Ports & Ships tradebarriers.africa AfDB PIDA CBN · SARB · CBK · BoG