La Poste du Bénin ( Post of Benin ) is the state organization responsible for the postal service in Benin [2] .
| La poste du benin | |
|---|---|
| Type of | Joint-Stock Company |
| Base | June 28, 2004 |
| Former names | 1890 : Postes, télégraphes et téléphones ( PTT ) 1959: Office des postes et télécommunications ( OPT ) 2004: La Poste du Bénin SA |
| Founders | |
| Location | |
| Key figures | Zakari Bourahima [1] |
| Industry | postal service ( ISIC :5310 ) |
| Products | post services |
| Website | |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 History
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Description
The company is run by the Ministry of Communications and the Promotion of New Technologies of Benin. Its headquarters is located in Cotonou .
Benin has been a member state of the Universal Postal Union since April 27, 1961 [3] [4] , as well as the West African Postal Conference .
History
On the territory of present-day Benin, the public service of mail, telegraphs and telephones ( French Postes, télégraphes et téléphones , abbreviated PTT ) was established on July 1, 1890 in Porto Novo . Subsequently, on December 19, 1959, the Office of Post and Telecommunications ( Office des postes et télécommunications , OPT ) was established [5] .
As a result of the separation of the Office of Post and Telecommunications, Decree No. 2004–365 of June 28, 2004 established the state-owned company La Poste du Bénin SA [6] .
See also
- History of Benin Post and Postage Stamps
Notes
- ↑ Adresse des ministères et services rattachés du Bénin (French) . Investir en zone franc. Date of treatment September 9, 2013. Archived December 8, 2012.
- ↑ Bienvenue à La Poste du Bénin: Mission (French) . La Poste du Bénin (1 janvier 2004). Date of treatment September 5, 2015.
- ↑ Benin . The UPU: Member countries: Africa . Universal Postal Union . - UPU: States Parties: Benin. Date of treatment January 24, 2017. Archived January 17, 2016.
- ↑ About Restricted Unions . Universal Postal Union . Date of treatment January 24, 2017.
- ↑ La Poste du Bénin. Historique de la Poste du Bénin . http://www.laposte.bj . Date of treatment January 24, 2017.
- ↑ African Development Fund ( Fonds africain de développement ). Rapport d'évaluation de performance des programs d'appui budgétaire à la réduction de la pauvreté PARB et PASRP (French) . http://www.afdb.org 69 (December 2006). Date of treatment September 9, 2013.
Links
- laposte.bj - La Poste du Bénin official site