Your Bridge to Home
Afreecart is a marketplace app that connects Africans in the diaspora with authentic products, trusted services and reliable shipping from their home countries. Buyers shop African fashion, food, fabrics and crafts from verified sellers; payments are held in escrow until the order is confirmed; and built-in freight ships goods from Africa to the rest of the world. African-owned brands and service providers can open a store and sell to the global diaspora.
Get the Afreecart app: App Store (iPhone) · Google Play (Android).
Shop the Best of Home
Fashion, food, fabrics and more, from trusted sellers across Africa.
- Fashion: Ankara, agbada and more.
- Groceries: Pap, beans flour, spices.
- Fabrics: Adire, aso oke, lace.
- Accessories: Bags, beads and shoes.
Why Choose Afreecart?
- Authentic African Goods: Products from your home country, from traditional crafts to specialty foods.
- Secure Payments: Escrow holds your money until you confirm your order arrived.
- Trusted Sellers: Verified sellers and service providers from across Africa and the diaspora.
- Freight & Logistics: Shipping that connects Africa with the world, including luggage shipping.
- Seller Dashboard: Analytics and wallet management to help sellers grow their business.
- Instant Hire Requests: Post a request and receive proposals from qualified professionals.
How It Works
- Sign up & choose your role: Create an account as a buyer, seller, or both. Switch roles anytime.
- Browse or list products: Buyers explore the marketplace; sellers set up stores and list products.
- Pay securely: Your payment is held in escrow and only released once you confirm delivery.
- Shipping & delivery: Track every order from home to your door, or use freight services for luggage and bulk items.
Afreecart in numbers
- 50+ active users
- 20+ products listed
- 5+ countries served
- 10+ successful deliveries
Popular questions
How do I track my order?
Go to Profile → Order History and tap the order. Its status updates live while you're on the page: Pending, Confirmed, Shipped, Delivered and Completed. You'll also get a notification at each step, and tapping it opens the order. Once the seller ships, any tracking details they add appear on the order.
Something is wrong with my order. What do I do?
Open the order and tap Report a Problem any time after the seller has confirmed it, including service, hire and Buy For Me orders. Describe what happened (missing, damaged, wrong or not as described). The order goes Under Review and the seller isn't paid while Afreecart looks into it. Report it before the order completes, which happens automatically 7 days after it's marked delivered. You'll be notified of the outcome, and Afreecart's note appears on the order.
What payment methods are accepted?
Payments are made securely through Flutterwave: card, bank transfer and USSD. The checkout shows your total, including "Tax and other fees", before you pay.
How do I release payment to sellers?
Product orders: open the order and tap Confirm Receipt once you've received it. Service orders: tap Confirm Work Done once the work is finished. Hire and Buy For Me requests: mark the request as completed from its detail page, which completes its order. Either way, the seller is paid and notified straight away. If you do nothing and don't report a problem, payment is released automatically 7 days after delivery.
How does the Ship Request work?
Create a Ship Request with the package details, origin and destination, and choose who pays for delivery: you or the receiver. Afreecart then sends you instructions for getting your package to us. Within 24 hours of the package arriving, Afreecart sends the final quotation to whoever pays. Once the quote is paid, the package is dispatched and Afreecart adds tracking and a delivery estimate. Only you and the receiver can see the request.
How long does shipping take?
It depends on the origin and destination: typically 2–5 days locally and 5–14 business days internationally. For store orders, the seller ships the item and updates the order to Shipped. For Ship Requests, the delivery estimate appears once Afreecart has quoted it.
How do I become a seller?
Switch to Seller Mode from your Profile page and set up your store with a name, banner and category. You can then list products and services. In Seller Mode, your Profile and Order History only show orders your store has sold.
