Put your business in front of the people moving Africa forward.
The all-in-one growth hub for pan-African enterprises, founders, and cross-border builders. Claim verified directory listings, book editorial ad campaigns, pitch thought leadership, and access built-in business tools across all 54 nations.
Comprehensive Commercial Infrastructure
Everything your enterprise needs to scale across African markets
Verified Directory & Google SEO Deep-links
Publish high-profile enterprise listings with official verification badges. Each listing delivers authoritative editorial deep-links to your website and products, boosting your Google search ranking and organic domain authority across Africa.
High-Impact Ad Placements
Book targeted monthly advertising slots across high-traffic sector pages, nation hubs, and breaking news feeds. Guaranteed real impressions with transparent click tracking.
Founder Thought Leadership
Submit founder essays, market commentary, corporate case studies, and relocation guides directly to Afroconomy editors to build industry authority.
Private Analytics Telemetry
Real-time dashboards showing exactly how many readers viewed your listings, clicked your adverts, or engaged with your published stories without third-party trackers.
Priority Search & Category Boost
Included monthly promotional credits to elevate your listing or milestone article to the very top of sector hubs and front-page news beats.
Expanded monthly allowances
Pro includes more directory listings, featured placements, and advertising capacity each month.
Built so you never run out of reasons to check back in
Live today, at no additional cost to an active membership. Open Studio to use any of them.
Weekly Performance Digest
A Monday morning email totalling your listing views, advert impressions and clicks from the week just gone.
Verified Business Badge Kit
Downloadable badge artwork sized for your website footer, email signature and social posts, once your listing is verified.
Performance CSV Export
Download your own views, impressions and click data as a spreadsheet, ready for your own reports.
Milestone Nudges
A small celebration, in Studio and by email, when your listing crosses a view milestone or your membership hits an anniversary.
Digital Business Card & QR Code
A printable card and QR code generated from your listing, ready to hand out or put on packaging.
One Free Job Post a Month
Hiring across Africa. Post one role a month on the Staffing & Jobs vertical, on top of your plan's listings.
"Mentioned in the News" Alerts
A notification whenever a newly published Afroconomy story mentions your verified, claimed listing by name.
Our Shared Commitment
Where your business subscription goes
Afroconomy was founded to bridge the economic intelligence gap across our continent. When your enterprise partners with us, your subscription directly fuels three critical missions:
Free, Independent Journalism
Funding investigative, factual economic reporting across all 54 African economies without paywalls, so every student, founder, and policy analyst can access the truth.
Grassroots Community Outreach
Sponsoring regional founder roundtables, SME trade clinics, cross-border networking forums, and AfCFTA export education workshops in local communities.
Elevating Young African Builders
Funding paid journalism apprenticeships, youth tech fellowships, and university economic research grants to train the next generation of African leaders.
Transparent Membership
Simple, high-leverage plans for every stage
All pricing and allowances are retrieved dynamically from our system. Choose between our $5 website-focused starter or the $20 social media broadcast tier. Cancel anytime.
Business Starter
For businesses establishing presence and advertising on the Afroconomy website.
Included allowances:
- ✓Featured stories per month: 2 per month
- ✓Featured businesses per month: 2 per month
- ✓Ad slots per month: 2 per month
- ✓Listings per account: 5 per month
- ✓Job posts per month: 1 per month
- ✓Retention Tools: Weekly digest, badge kit, CSV reporting, milestone nudges, business card, job allowance and news alerts
- ✓Google SEO Authority: High-trust backlink deep-links to your website and products
Business Pro
Expanded website presence, listings and advertising allowances.
Included allowances:
- ✓Featured stories per month: 4 per month
- ✓Featured businesses per month: 4 per month
- ✓Ad slots per month: 5 per month
- ✓Listings per account: 15 per month
- ✓Job posts per month: 3 per month
- ✓Retention Tools: Weekly digest, badge kit, CSV reporting, milestone nudges, business card, job allowance and news alerts
- ✓Google SEO Authority: High-trust backlink deep-links to your website and products
Is your business already in our Directory?
Our editorial research team indexes innovative enterprises across Africa. If your company already has a public listing, you can submit an ownership claim with supporting evidence. Once approved by staff, listing ownership and Business Studio access are granted immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I cancel my subscription at any time?↓
Yes. There are no annual lock-ins or contracts. You can cancel your recurring membership at any time directly from the "Subscription & Plan" page in your Studio dashboard. Your access will remain active until the end of your prepaid period.
What is the difference between the $5 and $20 plans?↓
The $5 Business Starter plan focuses strictly on website presence, including directory listings, ad slots, and the business productivity suite. The $20 Business Pro plan expands your allowances for listings, featured placements, and advertising.
How do ad placements and booking work?↓
Inside the Studio panel, you can upload creative banners and assign them to active campaign slots. Once reviewed for brand compliance by staff, your ads serve across the chosen vertical and geography, with live click telemetry displayed in your private reports.
How do I get the Verified Directory badge?↓
Published listings owned by active Business Studio members undergo verification by our editorial desk. Once verified, your enterprise receives the gold Verified badge, signalling authenticity to investors, customers, and partners.
How does an Afroconomy Directory listing boost my SEO on Google?↓
Afroconomy is an authoritative, indexed news and intelligence publication with structured JSON-LD Organization and LocalBusiness schema markup. When you publish your verified business profile, our system embeds authoritative direct deep-links back to your primary website, socials, and products. These high-trust editorial signals increase your domain authority and help your enterprise rank higher on Google search results across all 54 African economies and internationally.
How do I access the included business tools?↓
The retention tools are included with an active membership. Open Studio to use the weekly digest, badge kit, CSV reporting, milestone nudges, business card, job allowance and news alerts, with no extra sign up.