Palm Leaf Partners, a US company, conducts its DRC operations through UPTWB SAS under a robust legal framework — OHADA law, DRC PPP Law 20/018, and formal MOUs with the DRC's national institutions — ensuring every project is authorized, transparent, and accountable.
Our governance framework is not a formality — it is the foundation of trust that makes long-term infrastructure investment possible.
OHADA — the harmonized business law framework adopted by 17 African nations including the DRC — governs UPTWB SAS, the DRC entity at the head of our operational direction chain. OHADA provides a modern, internationally recognized legal structure for commercial entities, contracts, and dispute resolution.
This means our DRC contracts are enforceable under OHADA, our governance is transparent on both sides of the Atlantic, and our investors have the protections of both US corporate law and a mature, internationally recognized African legal framework.
All Palm Leaf Partners infrastructure projects are structured under DRC Law 20/018 — the Public-Private Partnership law that governs how private entities may invest in and operate national infrastructure in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
PPP Law 20/018 provides the legal basis for our MOUs with SCPT and other government entities, establishes the revenue-sharing framework for the 50-year program, and ensures that the DRC government retains appropriate oversight and ownership rights.
UPTWB SAS is the DRC-registered Société par Actions Simplifiée at the head of our operational direction chain. Constituted under OHADA law, UPTWB SAS sets strategic direction for UPTW USA, LLC, which in turn directs Palm Leaf Partners LLC. This structure ensures that DRC priorities, government relationships, and on-the-ground operational realities shape every layer of our work.
UPTW USA, LLC is the US-registered entity that directs Palm Leaf Partners LLC. UPTW USA receives strategic direction from UPTWB SAS and translates it into the operational, financial, and contractual decisions that govern PLP's day-to-day work. It operates in full compliance with US law and serves as the primary interface for international investors and partners.
Our framework with SCPT and other national institutions is anchored by Memoranda of Understanding executed under DRC PPP Law 20/018. The MOUs establish exclusivity, good-faith negotiation obligations, governance milestones, and the scope of work; the full commercial terms — pricing, addresses covered, deliverables — are indicative and will be confirmed in Definitive Agreements.
Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications (SCPT) — the DRC's national postal authority. This MOU establishes the framework for Palm Leaf Partners to work with SCPT's post office network as the distribution and registration channel for a national address mapping program. Final scope, exclusivity and commercial terms are subject to a Scope Validation Survey and the Definitive Agreement.
Framework for the planned development of the DRC's sovereign data center (designed to Uptime Institute Tier III standards) and a national fiber backbone network, including the negotiation of rights-of-way for fiber installation along national infrastructure corridors. Project authorizations, permits and licences will be issued by the competent DRC authorities and confirmed in Definitive Agreements.
Framework for the planned development and operation of 5–10 regional emergency dispatch and citizen services call centers, intended to be integrated with the national address registry and operate under DRC government oversight. Final operating licences, scope and locations are subject to the Definitive Agreement and applicable DRC regulatory approvals.
Palm Leaf Partners is actively seeking strategic investors and partners who share our vision for the DRC's infrastructure future.
Co-invest directly in one or more of the four flagship infrastructure programs — address mapping, data center, call centers, or fiber backbone — with defined revenue-sharing arrangements under PPP Law 20/018.
Bring technology, operational expertise, or sector-specific knowledge to the program. We are seeking partners in data center operations, fiber network management, call center technology, and GIS mapping.
Development Finance Institutions, impact investors, and institutional funds aligned with SDG infrastructure goals are invited to engage on concessional financing structures for the 50-year program.
Important notice — no offer of securities. This page describes the general categories of relationships Palm Leaf Partners is exploring. It is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. Palm Leaf Partners LLC has not registered any securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Any future capital-raising activity will be conducted only under applicable exemptions (e.g., Regulation D Rule 506(b)/506(c) or Regulation S) and only through separate offering materials provided to eligible investors. See our Terms of Use — No offer of securities; compliance for the full notice.
National address mapping launch through SCPT post office network. Field survey teams deployed across all 26 provinces. Address registry database established in the data center.
Construction and commissioning of the data center designed to Uptime Institute Tier III standards. National fiber backbone deployment along primary corridors. Starlink integration for rural last-mile coverage.
Regional call center network launch — up to 5 initial centers planned in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Goma, Kisangani, and Mbuji-Mayi. Planned emergency dispatch integration with the national address registry.
Full national coverage — all 26 provinces connected, the target address register fully built out (up to ~20 million addresses, subject to scope validation), up to 10 call centers operational, enterprise cloud services available nationwide.
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