Shopify agency for Africa

Your shop sells on WhatsApp. Let it sell while you sleep.

We build fast online stores for African brands, with cash on delivery, mobile money and WhatsApp ordering built in, in English, French and Arabic. Then we help you grow them.

We set up:
PaystackFlutterwaveM-PesaMTN MoMoOrange MoneyWavePaymobCMIPayFastYocoCash on deliveryWhatsApp
77%

of 11,802 African online stores we checked have no WhatsApp button on their homepage.

Amana audit of 379,391 African websites, Oct 2026
37%

of those stores lose orders to a missing checkout, very slow pages, no HTTPS or a dead page.

Same audit, 28 countries
56%

of Nigerian businesses selling online use social media only.

GSMA
Why Amana

One word that means trust, from Cairo to Kano to Dar es Salaam.

Paying someone you have never met to build your business is a leap. So we work in the open: fixed prices in USD, half at the start, half when your store is live, and everything stays in your name.

أمانةArabic: trust, honesty
AmanaSwahili: trust, safekeeping
AmanaHausa: trust, faithfulness
AmanaOur promise to you
Problems we fix

Built for how you really work.

Running the business alone?

You are the seller, the delivery planner and the customer service. We take work off your phone.

  • The same WhatsApp questions all dayAn AI assistant answers price, stock and delivery questions day and night, and passes you ready orders.
  • Orders lost in chats and notebooksEvery order lands in one Shopify dashboard, confirmed, with the address and phone in place.
  • Cash orders refused at the doorAutomatic WhatsApp confirmation before you ship, so fewer wasted deliveries.
  • No time to post or run adsWe plan your posts and run your Meta, Google and TikTok ads. You approve and pack orders.

Have a physical shop?

Your best customers already know your shop. Let the rest of the city, and the country, buy from it too.

  • People only find you if they walk pastYour shop on Google Maps and in search, with an online store that takes orders.
  • Shop stock and online stock never matchShopify POS at the counter and one stock count for the shop and the website.
  • Sales stop when you close the doorYour store takes orders at night and on Sundays, with delivery or click and collect.
  • No clear view of what really sellsAsk your own AI store agent: best sellers this week, what is running low, this month against last.
Services

Everything a shop needs to sell online.

From a first page for a shop that only has Instagram, to a full brand store with ads, email, social media and AI, all handled by one team.

Online stores

Shopify stores built for phones first, where most of your customers are.

  • Product upload and photos tidied
  • Fast themes, tuned for slow networks
  • Delivery zones and rates

Local payments

Customers pay the way they already pay.

  • Cash on delivery with order confirmation
  • Paystack, Flutterwave, M-Pesa, MoMo, Paymob, CMI
  • WhatsApp ordering button

English, French, Arabic

One store, every language your customers read, right to left included.

  • Translations checked by a person, not raw machine text
  • Arabic right-to-left layout
  • Language switch and local SEO

Growth

A store with no visitors is a shop with the door locked.

  • Google Shopping and Meta catalogue ads
  • SEO for your city and products
  • Monthly reports in plain words

Speed and fixes

Already have a site? We make it fast, safe and able to take orders.

  • Speed and mobile fixes
  • HTTPS, broken pages, dead domains
  • Move from Wix, WordPress or Jumia

Care plans

We stay with you after launch, so the store keeps working.

  • Changes and new products
  • App and theme updates
  • WhatsApp support

Ads, done for you

We run your ads end to end. You approve every campaign and see what each dollar brought.

  • Meta, Instagram, Google and TikTok ads
  • Pixel, catalogue and tracking set up right
  • Creatives, budgets and a monthly report

Email + WhatsApp marketing

Bring customers back without paying for every visit.

  • Abandoned cart and welcome flows
  • WhatsApp broadcasts and back-in-stock alerts
  • Klaviyo or Shopify Email set up

Social media

Posts, stories and product cards that match your store.

  • Monthly content plan
  • Stories and posts scheduled for you
  • Instagram and Facebook shop linked

Shop + online in one

Have a physical shop? Sell in store and online from one stock.

  • Shopify POS set up
  • One stock count for both
  • Click and collect from your shop

Market and pricing

Know what your rivals charge on your exact products, and price to win.

  • Rival prices tracked on your products
  • Price and stock recommendations you approve
  • Market report before you launch or expand

Report $149 · price watch $59/month

Integrations and apps

Connect the tools you already use, or get a custom one built.

  • Couriers, ERP and stock links
  • Our own Orvia apps
  • Custom Shopify apps
AI for your store

AI that sells, not AI for show.

We set up the AI tools that bring real orders: faster answers, better product pages, and being found where shoppers now search.

01

AI sales assistant

Answers product, price and delivery questions on your site and WhatsApp, day and night, in English, French or Arabic, then hands the order to you.

02

Product pages at scale

Descriptions, translations, SEO titles and image text for hundreds of products, written by AI and checked by a person before they go live.

03

Search that understands

Typos, synonyms, Arabic and French words and exact SKU codes all find the right product, so shoppers stop leaving after an empty search.

04

Ready for ChatGPT and Google AI

Clean product data, feeds and structured data so AI shopping answers and Google Shopping can recommend your products.

05

Clean product photos

Backgrounds removed and every photo framed the same way, so your catalogue looks like one brand instead of a phone gallery.

06

Smart follow-ups

Product recommendations in the cart and WhatsApp reminders for abandoned carts and back-in-stock items, sent at the right moment.

07

Your own AI store agent

A private assistant for you, the owner. Ask it in plain words: what sold best this week, which products are running low, how this month compares to last. Tell it to add a phone order or cancel one, and it does it in your Shopify admin.

Built by us

Our own Shopify apps.

We build Shopify apps, not only stores. The features behind these four already run on our own store, and we are packaging them as apps for the Shopify App Store.

Orvia WishlistComing soon

Wishlist: Sync & Alerts

Unlimited wishlists that sync across devices, with back-in-stock and price-drop alerts.

Orvia SearchComing soon

Search: Synonyms & SKU

Synonyms, exact SKU and barcode results and Arabic search, inside your theme's own search.

Orvia CartComing soon

Cart: Free Shipping Bar

A free-shipping bar that follows your real delivery rates, plus gifts, upsells and cash-on-delivery rules.

Orvia CatalogComing soon

Catalog: Feed Data Fixer

Fixes the product data that gets listings rejected by Google and skipped by AI shopping agents.

Building a store with us? Ask about early access.

Our own store

We run a store like yours, every day.

Sam's Fragrances, our founder's perfume store in Lebanon, sells on cash on delivery and WhatsApp, the same way most African shops do. Most of what we sell, from catalogue ads to WhatsApp ordering, runs there every day.

2,400+products online
94Google mobile speed score
6sales channels: store, Google, Meta and more
1–4day nationwide delivery, cash on delivery
Process

From first message to first order.

Free audit

Send your Instagram, website or shop name. We reply in 24 hours with what is missing.

Plan and quote

A fixed price in USD and a clear list of what you get. No surprises.

Build

3 days to 4 weeks, depending on the package. You see progress as we go.

Launch and train

We go live, test real orders with you and show your team how to run it.

Grow

Ads, SEO and monthly fixes on a care or growth plan, if you want them.

Pricing

Fair prices, set for your market.

One price list in USD, adjusted to where your business is. Pick your country.

Go Online

For shops that sell on Instagram or WhatsApp and need a real home.

$250
  • One-page site with up to 30 products
  • WhatsApp order button
  • Google Business profile set up
  • Ready in 3 to 5 days
Choose
Best for most shops

Store Launch

A full Shopify store, ready to take orders.

$690
  • Up to 150 products uploaded
  • Local payments + cash on delivery
  • 2 languages
  • Delivery zones and rates
  • Ready in 7 to 14 days
Choose

Brand Store

For brands that want to look as good as they are.

$1,190
  • Custom design for your brand
  • Up to 500 products
  • 3 languages, Arabic included
  • SEO, speed and analytics
  • Google + Meta catalogue ready
Choose

Premium

Big catalogues, several countries, custom features.

from $2,500
  • Everything in Brand Store
  • ERP, stock and courier links
  • Multi-country and currency
  • Dedicated project lead
Talk to us
Already have a website?

Site Rescue

Your WooCommerce, Wix or Shopify site is slow, broken or not selling. We rebuild or move it to a fast Shopify store.

  • Move or rebuild up to 150 products
  • Local payments, cash on delivery and WhatsApp
  • Speed and mobile fixed
  • 30 days of Care plan included
$420
Choose

AI add-ons

AI WhatsApp sales assistant

Answers customers day and night in their language and passes you ready orders.

$99 setup + $29/month
WhatsApp message fees are extra, paid to Meta.

AI product descriptions + translations

Scent, size and feature copy, SEO titles and image text, checked by a person.

$49 per 50 products

AI search + ChatGPT shopping feed

Search that handles typos and Arabic or French words, plus product data AI shopping agents can read.

$35/month
Included free in the Growth plan.

AI store agent for owners

Sales and stock answers on demand, and adding or cancelling orders by chat, in English, French or Arabic.

$129 setup + $25/month
Normal AI usage included.

Care plan

Updates, fixes and 3 hours of changes a month.

$79/month

Growth plan

Care plan + ads management, SEO, competitor price watch and a monthly report.

$220/month

Ads management

Meta, Instagram, Google and TikTok ads run for you, creatives and a monthly report. Ad spend is paid to the platforms.

$160/month

Social media plan

12 posts and 20 stories a month, made and scheduled for you.

$140/month

Prices in USD. 50% to start, 50% when your store is live, meaning it takes a real test order on your domain. Shopify and app fees are paid directly to Shopify, in your name.

Compare

Why not a freelancer or a DIY builder?

Cheap freelancerDo it yourselfTypical local agencyAmana
Store build price$80–300$0 + weeks of your time$700–5,000$690–2,490
Cash on delivery + mobile moneyRarelySomeSomeSet up for you
LanguagesUsually oneYou do itUsually oneEN · FR · AR
Arabic right-to-leftRarelyYou do itRarelyYes
After launchRarelyYou aloneHosting onlyCare and growth plans
Run by people who sell online dailyRarelyYou aloneRarelyYes
FAQ

Questions shops ask us

Do I need Shopify?

For most shops, yes: it is reliable, works with local payments and you can run it from your phone. If you already use WooCommerce, we can improve that instead. We tell you honestly which is cheaper for you.

Can my customers pay cash on delivery or with mobile money?

Yes. We set up cash on delivery with order confirmation, plus the payment provider that works in your country: Paystack, Flutterwave, M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Orange Money, Wave, Paymob, CMI, PayFast or Yoco.

How do I pay you?

In USD, by card or bank transfer (Payoneer and Grey work too). Half to start, half when your store is live. Care and growth plans are monthly, cancel anytime.

Who owns the store?

You do. The Shopify account, domain, products, customers and money are all in your name. We only get staff access while we work.

How long does it take?

Go Online: 3 to 5 days. Store Launch: 7 to 14 days. Brand Store: 3 to 4 weeks. It depends a lot on how quickly we receive your products and photos.

Are there other monthly costs?

Only Shopify's own plan and any paid apps you choose, paid directly to Shopify. We help you pick the cheapest plan that fits.

Do you speak my language?

We work in English, French and Arabic, by WhatsApp, email or video call.

Which countries do you work in?

All of Africa, fully online. We have local payment, delivery and price details ready for 15 countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal. Prices are adjusted to buying power in each country.

Free instant check

How does your store score?

Paste your website. In about 10 seconds you see what is costing you orders. Free, no sign-up.

Free store audit

See what your shop is missing.

Send us your Instagram, website or just your shop name. Within 24 hours you get a short, honest report.

  • Speed and mobile check
  • Payment and delivery gaps
  • What your competitors do better
  • A fixed quote, no obligation
Prefer to talk? Book a 15-minute callOn WhatsApp, at a time that suits you. No obligation.

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