As African governments scour the globe for economic partners, Japan is not necessarily an obvious place to look. Few Japanese companies maintain a conspicuous presence in Africa, prefer- ring instead ...

Japan’s foreign aid agency has scrapped a cultural exchange initiative with African countries after an online misinformation campaign led to a torrent of complaints and fear of increased immigration.

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 ...

Three years after the Tunis summit, Japan hosts its African partners on the home turf of Yokohama on 20-22 August – a chance to regain the momentum lost by the Covid-hit eighth summit. The Tokyo ...

Mindful of Africa’s economic potential — and particularly its natural resources — Japan has lately joined China in assiduously courting African governments in development partnerships. But a key issue ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African ...

Investors claim they will generate funds for sustainable development on the continent. Japan aims to increase its presence in Africa. Over the next three years, the Japanese government plans to invest ...

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 ...