# African Liquidity Research Framework (ALRF)
## π― Project Overview
This repository demonstrates a comprehensive approach to analyzing African payment orchestration companies' liquidity sourcing and efficiency, using M-Pesa (Safaricom) as a case study. The project showcases real-world data organization, de-noising, and structuring techniques as requested by Andy from LAVA.
**β
IMPLEMENTED: Now includes comprehensive onchain data integration!**
## π Research Questions Addressed
1. **Where can and do African payment orchestration companies source liquidity?**
2. **How efficiently is this liquidity used?**
3. **β
How does onchain data integration enhance liquidity analysis? (IMPLEMENTED)**
## π Repository Structure
```
african-liquidity-research-framework/
βββ π README.md # This file - Project overview
βββ β
SUBMISSION_CHECKLIST.md # Submission verification
βββ π core_framework/ # Core research methodology
β βββ liquidity_research_methodology.py # Main research functions (v2.0 with onchain!)
β βββ demonstrate_research_framework.py # Framework demonstration (enhanced!)
β βββ sample_onchain_data.json # Sample blockchain/DeFi data
β βββ ONCHAIN_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md # Comprehensive onchain guide
β βββ requirements.txt # Python dependencies
βββ π data_sources/ # Data source references
β βββ DATA_SOURCES_REFERENCE.md # Official source URLs
βββ π analysis_outputs/ # Processed deliverables
β βββ real_world_mpesa_research_*.json # Comprehensive analysis
β βββ mpesa_real_world_research_*.xlsx # Excel workbook (8 sheets)
β βββ kenya_mpesa_2024_wb_findex_*.json # World Bank data
βββ π documentation/ # Project documentation
βββ README.md # Original project README
```
## π Quick Start
### **Installation:**
```bash
cd core_framework
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/a β¦