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Ni Biashara Networks

African diaspora business, into the AI era together.

Ni Biashara Networks is where African diaspora business owners find each other, share what works and put new AI tools to work inside their own accounts. Owners and their families from every African country are welcome. Every room, listing and tool below is open now.

Find your toolSee the rooms

Not sure which AI to use for what? Try the AI Picker

Find your tool

Pick your trade. Start in one click.

Each one works today, and most start free. No sales call needed to try any of them. Choosing between AI tools themselves? Use the AI Picker.

Trucking & freight

See the broker's real record before you move the truck.

Faida matches the broker's name to its MC or DOT number and checks its authority and insurance before you book the load.

  • Rate-per-mile calculator, in your browserFree
  • First broker checkFree
  • After that$9.99 a month
Run the numbers freeFree broker check

Dispatching at volume or building your own tool? The load vet pack on Shelves checks carrier authority, safety scores, broker authority and an OFAC name screen in one call and answers TENDER, HOLD or REJECT, for $0.08.

Read the Shelves docs

Money, FX & remittance

Today's rates for eight African currencies, with sources.

Follow The Spread on Telegram for US dollar reference rates against eight African currencies, free. It's information, not financial advice. If you run an app or a desk, Shelves gives you the same data, and sanctions screening, one call at a time with no API key and no signup.

  • Live official rates, sampleFree
  • Official rate, one pair$0.01
  • Street rate, naira or cedi$0.05
  • OFAC sanctions name screen$0.02
See live rates freeFollow The Spread
Read the docs

Restaurants, bars & shops

Start with a free check of how customers find you.

We look at your web presence and tell you what's costing you customers. If your Google profile is the problem, a one-time tune-up covers categories, hours, services, photos and your review link. For the register, we set up point of sale that you come to own instead of renting.

  • Web presence checkFree
  • Google profile tune-up$149 once
  • Point of sale proposalBefore you pay anything
Get a free checkProfile tune-up
How point of sale works

Developers

Add Shelves to your agent in one line.

Works with Claude, Cursor and any MCP client

FX, FMCSA carrier and broker checks, OFAC screening and more, as tools your agent can call. Every shelf is one request: no API key, no signup. Pay per call in USDC on Base over x402, or prepay $0.99 for 110 credits.

Ask questions in x402 Africa · Shelves Builders

Try it now, free, no install

curl https://agents.nibiashara.biz/fx/sample/fx-official

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http nibiashara-shelves https://agents.nibiashara.biz/mcp

MCP config (Claude Desktop, Cursor and similar)

{"mcpServers":{"nibiashara-shelves":{"type":"http","url":"https://agents.nibiashara.biz/mcp"}}}

npm, with a free first call

npm i @nibiashara/shelves
node -e 'import("@nibiashara/shelves").then(async m=>console.log(await new m.Shelves().hello()))'
See every shelf and price

Ni Biashara network directory

Get listed free. Get a link back. Get found.

The Ni Biashara network directory on nibiashara.com lists African diaspora-owned restaurants, caterers, clubs and services. Your listing points people straight to your own website and pages. Members of any of our Facebook rooms are listed free, with no renewals.

  1. Join one roomAny of the Facebook groups below. The Dallas Diaspora Corner is open to everyone.
  2. Send your detailsBusiness name, city, category and your links. Tick the listing box in the form at the bottom of this page.
  3. We put you upNi Biashara confirms and adds you, with a link to your site.
Ask to be listedBrowse the directory

Not in a room? Listing is free. How listing works

Where we are

Every room in the network, and who it's for.

Pick the one that fits. Owner rooms are private, so ask to join and say what you run.

Facebook · Dallas–Fort Worth

  • The Dallas Diaspora Corner

    LivePublic group

    Open conversation for the diaspora across DFW. The easiest place to start.

    Join the group

  • DFW African Restaurant & Food Business Owners

    LivePrivate · owners

    For people who run restaurants, kitchens and food businesses.

    Ask to join

  • DFW African Clubs, Bars & Nightlife Owners

    LivePrivate · owners

    For bar, lounge and club owners.

    Ask to join

  • Dallas African Events & Catering

    LivePublic group

    Caterers, DJs, venues and planners finding each other.

    Join the group

Telegram

  • x402 Africa · Shelves Builders

    LivePublic group

    For developers building with Shelves, our data calls for AI agents. Ask questions, share builds, report bugs.

    Open in Telegram

  • The Spread

    LiveChannel

    US dollar reference rates against eight African currencies, with sources. Information only, not financial advice. Ask @thespreadfxbot for /rates.

    Open in Telegram

WhatsApp

  • NB Networks WhatsApp Community

    MembersInvite only

    Members get an invite after they reach out. Ask for it in the form below.

    Ask for an invite

On the web

  • Ni Biashara network

    LiveNi Biashara network · nibiashara.com

    The African diaspora business directory. Listings link to each business's own pages; nothing is sold through it.

    Browse it

  • Shelves

    LiveFor developers · agents.nibiashara.biz

    Pay-per-call data for AI agents: African FX, FMCSA carrier and broker checks, OFAC screening and more. The catalog and docs are free to read.

    Open Shelves

How it all connects

The rooms around the edge. The business in the middle.

You come in through a room. Being in a room lists you in the directory. The tools are there when you want help with the work.

01Live

Your listing

Join any room and we list your business free on nibiashara.com, with a link to your own site. People looking for African diaspora businesses find you there.

02Live

The tools

Faida for freight, Shelves for developers, web and point-of-sale help for shops.

03Live

Owners comparing notes

The owner rooms are for comparing suppliers, fees and apps with people who run the same kind of business.

04Live

Today's rates

The Spread posts US dollar reference rates for eight African currencies, with sources, free.

05Live

A direct line

Write in with what costs you most. We read this. We reply by email when you give one.

Ni biashara. It's business, done fairly.

Laid out like a kanga, the printed cloth of East Africa: the border (pindo), the centre (mji) and the saying (jina).

Reach out

Tell us what you need.

Tell us where you are and what costs you most. We read this. We reply by email when you give one.