realsaintsteven/AfricaTradeAI

New AI-Enabled Community Platform for African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) # AfricaTrade.ai 🌍 **AI-Enabled Community Platform for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)** A full-stack Next.js 14 application enabling African businesses, governments, and financial institutions to exchange trade information, find partners, generate intelligence reports, and accelerate continental trade under AfCFTA. --- ## ✨ Modules | Module | Description | |--------|-------------| | **User & Identity Management** | Registration, login, role-based access (business, bank, liaison, admin) | | **Business Directory** | Register, search, and filter exporters, importers, manufacturers, logistics, banks across Africa | | **Trade Intelligence AI** | Claude-powered chatbot for AfCFTA tariffs, RoO, compliance, NTBs, documentation | | **Trade Matchmaking** | AI-scored buyer/seller matching across 54 AfCFTA member states | | **Trade Report Generator** | Structured reports: tariffs, compliance, logistics, AfCFTA benefits — downloadable | | **Liaison Office Dashboard** | Government analytics, business monitoring, AI policy recommendations | --- ## 🛠 Tech Stack | Layer | Technology | |-------|-----------| | Framework | Next.js 14 (App Router) | | Language | TypeScript | | Database | Supabase (PostgreSQL) | | Auth | Supabase Auth | | AI | Anthropic Claude (claude-sonnet-4) | | Styling | Pure CSS (custom design system) | | Deployment | Vercel (recommended) | --- ## 🚀 Quick Start ### 1. Clone & Install ```bash git clone cd africatrade npm install ``` ### 2. Create Supabase Project 1. Go to supabase.com and create a free project 2. Go to **SQL Editor** and run the entire contents of `supabase/schema.sql` 3. In **Authentication → URL Configuration**, add your site URL and set: - Site URL: `localhost` - Redirect URLs: `localhost` ### 3. Configure Environment Variables Copy `.env.local` and fill in your values: ```bash cp .env.local .env.local.example # keep the template ``` Edit `.env.local`: ```env NEXT_PU …