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A Historic UN Resolution Has Changed the Conversation on Assistive Technology. Governments Now Have to Deliver.

For decades, assistive technology lived in the footnotes of public policy. Hospitals were built, schools opened, and transport systems planned,

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Investors Back Platinum Credit Uganda: First Tranche Subscribed Nearly 2.5 Times

Credit Uganda this week listed its Medium Term Notes on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), after investors bid for almost

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Red Hat is named a Leader in IDC Market Scape: Worldwide Private and Hybrid Cloud Management with Automation

Red Hat has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Private and Hybrid Cloud Management with Automation 2026

Soko Directory Team · Oct 7, 2026
Africa’s best-kept secret, Lucky Hustle, takes Small Agency of the Year at the 14th Wesbank New Generation Awards for a second year.

How much agency does a brand actually need? It is an awkward question for an industry that has spent decades

Soko Directory Team · Oct 1, 2026
Africa PPP Summit Returns to Kenya as Continent-wide Push for Infrastructure Investment Intensifies

The Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit (Africa PPP 2026) is coming to Kenya this November, bringing together

Soko Directory Team · Sep 30, 2026
Benin mobilises €500 million in international financing with African Development Fund support

The Republic of Benin has secured €500 million (approximately CFAF 328 billion) in international bank financing, supported by the African

Soko Directory Team · Sep 30, 2026
As UNGA Puts Africa’s Critical Minerals At The Centre Of The Global Development Debate, African Leaders And U.S. Investors Ask: Who Will Finance The Value Chain?

As world leaders gathered in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations launched a

Soko Directory Team · Sep 29, 2026
Paulo Gomes, Former World Bank Executive Director for Africa and AfroChampions Co-Chair Joins African Collaborations Group (ACG) Advisory Board to Advance Sport and Entertainment Districts Across Africa

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGafrica.com), a strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa

Soko Directory Team · Sep 28, 2026
African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) and Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Convene Partners to Advance Financing for Women Entrepreneurs

The African Development Bank Group’s (https://www.AfDB.org) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) kicked off a four-day learning event

Soko Directory Team · Sep 26, 2026
National Geographic Society and De Beers extend Okavango Eternal Partnership for Five More Years

The National Geographic Society and De Beers Group today announced the renewal of the Okavango Eternal partnership for an additional

Soko Directory Team · Sep 25, 2026
Yellow Card Appoints Ross Everett as Group CFO

Yellow Card, a global financial infrastructure provider powering stablecoin-enabled payments, treasury, and access to dollar liquidity, today announced the appointment

Soko Directory Team · Sep 25, 2026
Showcase Indian Ocean Convenes Private and Institutional Capital Across the Region’s Luxury Corridor

Showcase Indian Ocean, formerly the API Mauritius & Indian Ocean Property Forum, is returning as a high-impact capital and investment