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guosmmDocumentId: GUOSMM-B-2026-012
title: "Sankofa — Agency Charter (Sovereign Technology Provider)"
instrumentVersion: 1.0
language: en
publishedAt: 2026-07-02T23:00:00Z
effectiveAt: 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z
operationsCommencement: 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z
signingAuthority: Sovereign Military Order of Malta
licenseClass: entity.technology_provider
licenseId: LICENSE-SANKOFA-STP-SHOSJJ-2026-001
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Document ID | `GUOSMM-B-2026-012` |
| Series | B |
| Document type | Agency Charter — Sovereign Technology Provider |
| Instrument version | 1.0 |
| Entity | Sankofa / Sankofa Nexus (`sankofa-nexus`) |
| Primary license class | `entity.technology_provider` |
| Primary license ID | `LICENSE-SANKOFA-STP-SHOSJJ-2026-001` |
| Secondary license ID | `LICENSE-SANKOFA-MKT-SHOSJJ-2026-001` |
| Issuing delegate | `pack-omnl` |
| Entity pack | `pack-sankofa` |
| Published | 2026-07-02T23:00:00Z |
| Operations commencement (nunc pro tunc) | 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z |
| Parent acts | `GUOSMM-A-2026-001`, `GUOSMM-A-2026-002`, `GUOSMM-A-2026-003`, `GUOSMM-B-2026-001`, `GUOSMM-B-2026-002`, `GUOSMM-E-2026-001` |
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**Issuance:** Sovereign Military Order of Malta → SHOSJJ Licensing Authority (`GUOSMM-A-2026-002`) → delegate **pack-omnl** (Digital Identity and Standards Administration)
1.1 **Sankofa** (trade name **Sankofa Nexus**) is the registered ecosystem **Sovereign Technology Provider** — umbrella governance, identity authority, marketplace rules, and Phoenix sovereign cloud fabric.
1.2 **Sankofa Phoenix** is the sovereign cloud subordinate to Sankofa (parallel: Microsoft → Azure). **Sankofa Ltd** is the technical nexus for infrastructure orchestration.
| License ID | Class | Scope |
| `LICENSE-SANKOFA-STP-SHOSJJ-2026-001` | `entity.technology_provider` | Sovereign technology governance, identity, cloud, cross-platform integrations |
| `LICENSE-SANKOFA-MKT-SHOSJJ-2026-001` | `entity.technology_provider` | Phoenix Sovereign Exchange / Sankofa Marketplace operator |
Governance and policy standards; Phoenix cloud operations; marketplace catalog and entitlements; institutional portals on `*.sankofa.nexus`; integration with finance, AI, and identity rails.
4.1 Not a central bank, EMI, or DBIS settlement authority.
4.2 Not a national telecom regulator — telecommunications cooperative operations are **PanTel** (`GUOSMM-B-2026-013`).
4.3 Domestic formation, LEI, and registered office pending counsel documents.
OMNL (`GUOSMM-B-2026-001`), DBIS (`GUOSMM-C-2026-001`), CyberSecur Global (`GUOSMM-B-2026-011`), PanTel (`GUOSMM-B-2026-013`).
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*Signing authority: Sovereign Military Order of Malta*