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In Togo, women turn to their hairdressers long before health professionals, new study finds

When facing a difficulty, 30% of women surveyed in Togo say they first turn to their hairdresser. Fewer than 1%

Soko Directory Team · Oct 9, 2026
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
Afreximbank Congratulates the Government and People of the Republic of Kenya and Dangote Group on Landmark Lamu Refinery Project

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) congratulates the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya, led by H.E. President Dr

Soko Directory Team · Oct 1, 2026
Brazil Has Banned Online Betting So Could South Africa Be Next?

Brazil has shut down its regulated online betting market less than two years after opening it. South Africa faces many

Soko Directory Team · Sep 30, 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
CEM Africa Awards 2026 set to recognize Africa’s leading Customer Experience (CX) talent and innovation

Customer experience professionals, teams and organisations across Africa have just days remaining to enter the 2026 CEM Africa Awards, with

Soko Directory Team · Sep 25, 2026
AUDA-NEPAD and the END Fund announce new partnership to accelerate progress against neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Today, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the END Fund signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership

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