At the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Prime Minister Kishida announced a policy of investing a total of $30 billion in public and private funds over the next three years in order to boost the growth of Africa.
On the final day of the conference, the 28th, the Tunis Declaration, which incorporates the results of the discussions, is expected to be adopted.
TICAD opened on the 27th in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, North Africa. Prime Minister Kishida participated online because he was infected with the new coronavirus, and Foreign Minister Hayashi attended as a special envoy.
At the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Japan wants to be a partner that grows together with Africa." He announced a policy of investing in dollar-scale funds.
In addition, at the plenary session on the theme of "economy," he pointed out the importance of transparent and fair development finance, with China's massive loans to Africa in mind, and set a special framework for yen loans to promote debt soundness reforms. I showed the idea to boost.
On the 28th, the final day of TICAD, discussions will be held on the themes of "society" and "peace and stability," and the results of the two days will be incorporated into the "Tunis Declaration."
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida met online with the leaders of seven African countries by the 27th, and will also meet with three leaders on the 28th to strengthen cooperation.