With the African Union (AU) becoming a permanent G20 member, 2023 marks a significant turning point in African diplomacy. Long neglected, Africa is a new frontier for major players — including Japan — ...
Hat Yai Flooding Catastrophe a Massive Blow to Thailand’s PM Anutin The conference come at a moment when Tokyo is seeking to deepen its global reach and demonstrate that it is prepared to match ...
As the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) convenes in Yokohama, the world turns its attention once again to Africa—a continent rich in diversity, resilience, and ...
Japan has one combined distinctive goal on the African agenda – investment, trade and development. This was indicated explicitly in most of the speeches and presentations at the three-day development ...
Japan and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA4), during the 7 th ...
Japan has been promoting, in collaboration with the UN, the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) process since 1993 to raise awareness of African development issue in the ...
Japanese investment in Africa is gaining momentum, particularly in the mining and energy sectors. Diplomatic visits by Japanese leaders in 2023 and 2024 highlight this renewed commitment, emphasising ...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) – on Tuesday signed a loan ...
Japan’s diplomacy toward Africa has been anchored mainly by the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), a multilateral initiative established in 1993 to promote Japan’s ...
Kenya's President William Ruto (R) is among the African leaders attending a development conference hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba - Copyright AFP ...
In 2022, Japan announced a target to invest $30bn of public and private capital in Africa with a focus on renewable energy, digital connectivity and smart infrastructure, to back the region’s ...
This report is part of Strategic Japan, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U ...