Congolese Posts and Savings Company

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The Congolese Posts and Savings Company (French: Société des postes et d'épargne du Congo, SOPECO) is a government owned postal company in the Republic of Congo.^[1] It is a corporation created on 1 July 2001 by Ordinance No. 10-2001.^[2] There are forty-eight post offices, mostly in major cities.^[2] Many private corporations provide postal services, often without the permission of the government.^[2] Many of these companies have been in business since before any legislation regulating the postal industry had been passed.^[2]

Originally the postal administration was admitted into the Universal Postal Union on 3 May 1961 and remains a member.^[3] Post codes are not used in the Congo.^[3]

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Congo

References

External links

• Official website

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