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
96%

of 24,227 shops we mapped in 20 African cities list no website at all.

Amana scan of OpenStreetMap, Oct 2026
6 / 10

shop websites we tested were dead, parked, social-only, weak or had no checkout.

Amana audit of 745 sites, Oct 2026
56%

of Nigerian businesses selling online use social media only.

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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
Services

Everything a shop needs to sell online.

From a first page for a shop that only has Instagram, to a full brand store that runs ads and ships nationwide.

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.

  • Real translations, not robot 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
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

Found by 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.

Built by us

Our own Shopify apps.

We build Shopify apps, not only stores. These four already run on our own store and are being prepared 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. Every method we sell, we use there first.

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 your products
  • WhatsApp order button
  • Google Business profile set up
  • Ready in 3 to 5 days
Choose
Most chosen

Store Launch

A full Shopify store, ready to take orders.

$690
  • Up to 50 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 200 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 40 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.

Care plan

Updates, fixes and 3 hours of changes a month.

$79/month

Growth plan

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

$220/month

Prices in USD. 50% to start, 50% when your store is live. 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 moneyRarelySomeSomeAll set up
LanguagesNoNoUsually oneEN · FR · AR
Arabic right-to-leftNoNoRarelyYes
After launchNoYou aloneHosting onlyCare and growth plans
Run by people who sell online dailyNoNoRarelyYes
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.

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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