We're building the future of livestock commerce in West Africa — rooted in trust, powered by technology, shaped by culture.
Livestock is the backbone of West Africa's economy and culture. Millions of families depend on it for their livelihood, and millions more rely on it for celebrations like Tabaski.
Yet the industry has been plagued by fraud, lack of transparency, and the difficulty of trading across long distances. Garabaly was born to solve these problems — by creating a marketplace where trust is built into every transaction through our escrow protection system, and where negotiation happens the way it always has: as a conversation.
In West Africa's livestock trade, buyers often need to travel hundreds of kilometers to inspect animals. Cash transactions leave no protection against fraud. Middlemen add costs without adding value. And there's no reliable way to verify an animal's health before purchase.
Meanwhile, the diaspora — millions of West Africans living abroad — have no way to buy livestock for their families back home for celebrations. These inefficiencies cost farmers their livelihoods and cost buyers their hard-earned money. Garabaly exists to change this.
Every transaction in West Africa is a relationship. You greet. You ask about the family. You inspect. You offer. They counter. You agree. That's not friction — that's culture.
Garabaly doesn't skip the negotiation. We digitized it. Because you can't digitize a marketplace without respecting how it actually works. Trust isn't built with a checkout button.
Every decision we make is guided by these principles.
Every feature we build starts with the question: "Does this make the transaction more trustworthy?" Our escrow system is the foundation.
Our app speaks French, English, and Arabic (with full RTL support). Sellers record voice descriptions in Bambara, Fulfulde, Wolof, and more. 50+ currencies, from XOF to EUR.
Five-stage escrow lifecycle, confirmation codes, fraud detection with velocity limits, PIN-secured wallets, SMS OTP verification, and dual-admin approval for disputes. Bank-grade protection for every trade.
Most of our users access Garabaly from their smartphones. We design for mobile first, with low bandwidth usage and intuitive interfaces.
We partner with veterinarians to encourage health certification. Healthy livestock benefits everyone in the supply chain.
A full digital wallet with double-entry bookkeeping, escrow balances, and instant withdrawals via Orange Money, Wave, MTN MoMo, and more. Bringing millions of traders into the digital economy.
Millions of West Africans live abroad in Paris, New York, Abidjan, and beyond. They want to send livestock home for Tabaski, celebrations, or simply to care for their families.
Garabaly makes this possible — browse verified livestock from anywhere in the world, negotiate with local sellers, pay in your currency (EUR, USD, GBP, or 50+ others) with escrow protection, and have it delivered right to your family's compound. Real-time order tracking means you know exactly when the joy arrives.
Behind Garabaly's simple interface is a world-class infrastructure built for security, speed, and scale.
Five-stage lifecycle with atomic transactions, SHA-256 checksums, and double-entry bookkeeping. Every CFA franc is accounted for with mathematical precision.
Socket.io-powered chat with offline queuing, read receipts, typing indicators, voice messages, and shared listing cards. Communication that works even on low bandwidth.
Dual delivery system with push notifications and in-app alerts. Deep linking takes you directly to orders, chats, or wallet — never miss an important update.
Velocity limits, device fingerprinting, bcrypt-hashed PINs, SMS OTP verification, and comprehensive security event logging. Protection at every layer.
We envision a West Africa where any herder, farmer, or livestock trader — regardless of their location or access to traditional financial services — can participate in a fair, transparent marketplace.
As we grow, we plan to expand across the entire Sahel region and beyond — Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, and more. Our roadmap includes adding Bambara, Wolof, and Pulaar as full app languages, deepening mobile money integration with Orange Money, Wave, and MTN MoMo APIs, and building an admin dashboard with dual-approval oversight for complete transparency.
Our goal is to become the standard platform for livestock commerce in Africa while preserving the cultural traditions that make this trade unique.
Get in TouchBe part of the revolution in West African livestock commerce. Download Garabaly and start trading with confidence today.
