Made-in-Africa should mean accessible, not aspirational. 🌍
But for many, buying local still costs more, not because it should, but because the system makes it so.
From high transaction fees to broken logistics, African sellers are fighting uphill just to stay online. While consumers want to support homegrown brands, digital tools and infrastructure rarely support them back.
Until we fix what’s behind the screen; pricing algorithms, shipping bottlenecks, payment exclusion “buying African” risks becoming a privilege, not a norm