PR on August 9 at 7:06 in front of the African Development Conference
Before the TICAD = African Development Conference, which is led by Japan and discusses development and support in Africa, will be held in Yokohama in late this month, activities to appeal the purpose and significance of the conference in Africa are in full swing. .
TICAD is the seventh international conference that has become a pillar of Japan's African diplomacy. This is the 7th edition of this conference, which will be held in Yokohama City for three days from August 28, with participation from the leaders of 54 African countries. It's a schedule.
Prior to this, a briefing was held on the 8th at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, inviting ambassadors from African countries stationed in South Africa.
Among them, Ambassador Norio Maruyama of Japan stated that “the spread of innovative business is the key to Africa's development”, and at the conference, the prospect of promoting business was an important theme.
In addition, African ambassadors expressed their opinion that they would like to coordinate TICAD discussions with domestic policies.
Mpoko Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who participated in the briefing session said, “Japan is a country that will provide the promised support,” and expressed his expectations.
The embassy of Japan is making full-scale appeal activities such as holding a briefing session next week, and while the United States and Europe and China are actively involved in Africa, which is also called “the last huge market of the earth,” TICAD led to Japan. It will be noticed how much can show its presence.