# SaharaIndex

> African trade marketplace and Sahara export import directory for verified suppliers, exporters, importers, manufacturers, logistics providers and trade services.

Updated: 2026-05-05
Site: https://saharaindex.com
Sitemap: https://saharaindex.com/sitemap.xml
AI data JSON: https://saharaindex.com/ai-data

## Crawl Policy
- GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and BingAI are allowed to crawl public pages.
- Private admin, dashboard, account, buyer portal, demo and raw API paths are excluded.

## Primary Public Pages
- https://saharaindex.com/
- https://saharaindex.com/search
- https://saharaindex.com/companies
- https://saharaindex.com/categories
- https://saharaindex.com/insights
- https://saharaindex.com/rfq

## Knowledge And Citation Pages
- https://saharaindex.com/knowledge/african-trade-citations - Citation page collecting public sources used for SaharaIndex African trade marketplace, AfCFTA and market outlook summaries.
- https://saharaindex.com/knowledge/export-documentation-citations - Citation page for commercial invoice, certificate of origin, transport document and customs documentation guidance.
- https://saharaindex.com/knowledge/supplier-verification-citations - Citation page for supplier verification, company identity checks, inspection readiness and trade service due diligence.

## Structured Data
- Public company and product SEO pages include JSON-LD for Organization, LocalBusiness, Product, AggregateOffer, BreadcrumbList and ItemList where data is available.
- Static knowledge pages include Article, FAQPage, CollectionPage and BreadcrumbList JSON-LD.