Open UPU: First African UPU/CC member: ADS Group

As of 1 July 2022, #postal stakeholders that are not #public postal #operators or #regulators can become #directmembers of and participate actively in the work of the Universal Postal Union (#UPU) and cooperate with other UPU members within the UPU #framework and through the Consultative Committee. We report on new members in this series.    

Endorsed by the #government of the Republic of Mali, African Development Solutions (ADS Group) operates as an integrated #platform specializing in #projectmanagement and the provision of #services and #equipment, to service African states, African and #foreign #multinationals and #citizens of the #continent. After identifying needs, the ADS Group provides #support either along the entire #valuechain, from project-financing to the #delivery of #finishedproducts, or at any #stage of the #chain. The ADS Group already works in the #postalindustry, focusing on new #businessmodels and the #digitaltransformation of #operators and #stakeholders in the #sector.

“At ADS, we seek to support the #development of Africa to enable it to achieve its full #potential by offering #innovativesolutions in a wide range of #strategic sectors. With our #international #partners and with forward-looking #governments keen to develop #opportunities on their territory, we are building together #projects for a better future. Is Africa the new driver for #globalgrowth? Sure, no doubt about it. This conviction drives us forward,” comments Samba Bathily, Founder and Chairman of ADS Group.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣𝗨 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁?

ADS Group is a leading African entity supporting the continent’s #development. One business focus lies in #logistics & #postal #services, especially #digitalization and developing business models – a #focus which reflects the UPU’s #strategic #goals. ADS Group also brings extensive #expertise to the UPU which it is willing to share with other UPU #stakeholders.

Once again, it is clear that opening the UPU to wider stakeholders is highly appreciated, and is attracting a wide variety of #companies and #organizations. The #benefits of the UPU #ecosystem, the available know-how, and the #potential for stakeholder #cooperation at a neutral, international level is a #model for #success. We expect that many other highly interesting and enriching #members will join the #UPU #CC in the near #future.