# Commercial Strategy News Analyst
A Nigerian real estate and commercial market intelligence system that autonomously aggregates news, analyzes sentiment, and tracks competitive strategy trends across West Africa. Built for executive decision-making with real-time interactive dashboards and automated market briefings.
**Status:** Active Development | **Language:** JavaScript/HTML | **License:** MIT
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## 📋 Table of Contents
- Overview
- Features
- System Architecture
- Tech Stack
- Getting Started
- Prerequisites
- Installation
- Configuration
- Running the Pipeline
- Project Structure
- Usage
- Data Pipeline
- Dashboard Navigation
- Key Components
- Data Sources & Integration
- Development
- Troubleshooting
- Contributing
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## Overview
This system delivers **daily market intelligence briefings** for Mixta Africa's Commercial Strategy team. It synthesizes real estate and commercial news from multiple sources, applies sentiment analysis, and surfaces strategic signals through an interactive web-based dashboard.
**Core Use Cases:**
- **Market Surveillance** – Track commercial real estate trends across Lagos, Abuja, Accra, Dakar, and Casablanca
- **Competitive Intelligence** – Monitor competitor activities and market positioning
- **Outreach Calendar** – Identify high-impact events and decision-maker engagement opportunities
- **Sentiment Analysis** – Quantify bullish/bearish market sentiment over time
- **Cross-Sector Monitoring** – Detect demand signals from adjacent sectors (construction, finance, sustainability, policy)
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## Features
### 🎯 **Intelligence Dashboard**
- **Briefing View** – Daily top-signal summary with hero story, strategic indicators, and evidence feed
- **Markets & Geospatial** – Leaflet-based interactive map showing regional focus (Lagos, Abuja, Accra, Dakar, Casablanca) with cross-sector impact rankings
- **Themes & Narrative Momentum** – Recurring themes tracked across days, ranked by consecutive appearance; historical topic vo …