The Port Authority of Dakar and the Namibian Port Authority have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding to promote trade between Namibia and Senegal.
Stressing the importance of inter-African trade for Africa to thrive, the head of the Marketing and Communication Department of the Autonomous Port of Dakar, Abdoul Hamid Sy said that “African ports must collaborate more, only 12% of trade being between African countries. We must become more dependent on each other and promote our countries among ourselves. ”
The MoU should ultimately help improve cooperation while exploring business opportunities and sharing best practices between the two ports.
“Thanks to such agreements, it is possible for each of us to appropriate the best practices in order to develop and develop our own economies,” Abdul Hamid Sy added.
At the signing ceremony, Bisey / Uirab, outgoing director general of Namport, said the deal was just one of the ways Namport was trying to strengthen ties with other countries.
“This is to promote intra-African and regional trade. It’s also another way to look at other opportunities as a country and promote our economies, “he added.
It should be noted that the MOU includes staff training, information sharing and close collaboration with respective departments to explore opportunities to improve freight efficiency and promote both ports.
