Our Story

We Power
African Trade

From Lagos to London, Accra to Amsterdam we're building the digital infrastructure that connects African businesses to the global economy.

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African Nations

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Industry Solutions

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EDI Message Types

Who We Are

Africa's First
Indigenous EDI & VAN
Provider

THE OHRES is Africa's first and only indigenous EDI and Value-Added Network provider directly integrated with the global Peppol network. We're building the digital backbone for Africa's participation in global trade.

Every solution we build shares one mission: eliminate friction in global commerce through intelligent digital infrastructure.

Peppol Certified

ISO 27001 Ready

11 EDI Messages

Cloud Native

NDPR Compliant

PostgreSQL

Corporate Structure

Global Reach. Local Roots.

OHRES INC. is a Canadian-incorporated technology company operating through a global corporate structure that spans North America and Africa.

OHRES INC.

Corporate Body

Global corporate body. Legal name: Oluwafemi Hughes Resources Inc.incorporated in Canada. Strategic direction, group finance, and international partnerships.

5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M2M 4K2, Canada

THE OHRES LTD

Operating Subsidiary

African operations. Nigeria-registered (RC 9626254). Customer contracts, regional partnerships, and day-to-day trade infrastructure for all 54 African nations.

300 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos

THE OHRES' intellectual property including the EDI platform, Smart-HTS engine, Voice-to-EDI technology, and all associated patents and trademarks is held by a designated IP holding entity and licensed to group operating companies worldwide.

Our Journey

Building the Future

October 2017

OHRES INC. Incorporated

Oluwafemi Hughes Resources Inc. (OHRES INC.) incorporated in Canada as the corporate body and holding entity of THE OHRES.

July 2026

THE OHRES LTD Registered

Received CAC license and registered THE OHRES LTD (RC 9626254) in Lagos, Nigeria as the African operating subsidiary.

2026

First EDI Messages Built

Completed the EDIFACT composer and parser engine. Built IFTMBF, IFTMBC, IFTMIN, and IFTSTA message types.

2026

13 Industry Solutions Deployed

Launched e-solutions across banking, healthcare, customs, procurement, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, retail, logistics, government, education, tax, and voting.

2026

Maersk, CMA CGM & Hapag-Lloyd Integrations

Began direct EDI integration with Maersk Line, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd. Built EDIFACT message types, AS2/SFTP transport, and full orchestration layer.

2026

Multi-Carrier Platform

Expanding to WaveBL blockchain eBL, multi-carrier rate engine. NITDA accreditation in progress. Building the unified trade OS for Africa.

Vision 2030

Where We're Going

Digital Trade for All

Every African business from market traders to multinationals participates in global commerce with the same digital tools as London or Singapore.

Autonomous Trade Networks

AI agents negotiate, validate, and execute cross-border transactions reducing settlement times from days to seconds.

The Unified Trade OS

One platform powering every step of the trade journey procurement, logistics, customs, and delivery.

“To build the digital trade infrastructure that unlocks Africa's $1 trillion cross-border commerce potential making frictionless trade the standard, not the exception.”

THE OHRES Leadership