π¦ Supply Chain Risk Assessment
A structured framework for evaluating logistics and freight risk across African and international trade corridors
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Road Security Risk
Armed robbery, banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency incidents verified on named road corridors. Scored by incident frequency, severity, and proximity to freight routes. Updated continuously from 100+ verified news sources.
Banditry
Kidnapping
Highway Robbery
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Cargo Theft & Freight Crime
Theft from vehicles, curtain slashing, trailer theft, fuel crime, and organised freight crime on high-value corridors. Includes cargo-type-specific risk weighting β pharmaceutical, petroleum, and food commodities carry different exposure profiles.
Cargo Theft
Curtain Slashing
Load Crime
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Checkpoint & Regulatory Risk
Illegal checkpoint activity, extortion of freight vehicles, regulatory friction at borders, and customs delay patterns. Critical for AfCFTA corridor planning β checkpoint density directly impacts transit time and operating cost.
Checkpoints
Border Delays
Extortion
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Natural Disruption Risk
Flood-induced road closures, seasonal passability constraints, and weather-driven corridor disruption. Wet season risk profiles differ materially from dry season across all SSA corridors β especially North-South routes crossing river deltas and flood plains.
Flood Events
Road Closures
Seasonal Risk
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Protest & Industrial Action Risk
Labour strikes, civic protests, port worker actions, and road blockades that directly disrupt freight movement and transit schedules. Tracked in real time β escalating protest activity triggers corridor-level alerts before physical disruption materialises.
Protests
Port Strikes
Road Blockades
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Composite SCRI Score
All five dimensions aggregated into the Supply Chain Risk Index (SCRI) β a single composite score per corridor, state, or country. Used by fleet operators, logistics ERPs, and insurance platforms to make dispatch and underwriting decisions.
Road 35%
Cargo 30%
Border 15%
Flood 10%
Protest 10%
π§ Supply Chain Risk Navigation
How SafeZone translates risk intelligence into operational decisions for freight operators across Africa and Europe
Who this intelligence serves:
π Fleet operators β pre-dispatch corridor assessment and live navigation
π¦ Logistics managers β route selection, scheduling, and risk-adjusted transit windows
π Supply chain planners β corridor reliability scoring for network design
π‘οΈ Insurance underwriters β cargo and vehicle risk scoring by corridor and cargo type
π¦ Trade finance β supply chain risk as a factor in financing decisions
π NGO/humanitarian operators β convoy planning and field team safety
π Customs & border authorities β corridor intelligence for resource allocation
π¬ Researchers & policymakers β evidence base for AfCFTA infrastructure decisions