{"id":60996,"date":"2025-08-29T21:23:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T21:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/african-business-partners-with-postal-bodies-for-trade"},"modified":"2025-08-29T21:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T21:53:27","slug":"african-business-partners-with-postal-bodies-for-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/african-business-partners-with-postal-bodies-for-trade","title":{"rendered":"African Business Partners with Postal Bodies for Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) and the East African Business Council (EABC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting digital trade, cross-border e-commerce, financial inclusion, and efficient logistics across the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was signed at PAPU headquarters in Arusha, northern Tanzania, by PAPU Secretary General Sifundo Chief Moyo and EABC Acting Executive Director Adrian Raphael Njau.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership seeks to leverage opportunities within the African Continental Free Trade Area, which encompasses a market of 1.4 billion people and a combined gross domestic product exceeding 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the EABC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership marks a new chapter in leveraging postal networks and private sector collaboration to unlock the potential of Africa\u2019s digital economy,\u201d said Moyo.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Njau said the MoU will facilitate integration between postal and business ecosystems, enabling small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), youth, and women-led businesses to engage in e-commerce across borders.<\/p>\n<p>He called on East African Community member states to address key challenges affecting digital trade, including cybersecurity threats, data protection, regulatory constraints, and infrastructure gaps.<\/p>\n<p>Areas of cooperation outlined in the MoU include the promotion of cross-border e-commerce and logistics solutions, capacity building for SMEs and postal operators, advocacy for the removal of trade barriers, joint organization of regional e-commerce forums, and support for innovative government technology (GovTech) and digital platforms, according to Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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