A major boost in Japan-Africa relations as 300 cooperation agreements were signed during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development, or TICAD9, held this week.
That’s three times more than what was achieved at the last summit in Tunisia back in 2022.
The announcement came on Thursday, during Day 2 of the conference, in a high-level session attended by Angolan President João Lourenço, who currently chairs the African Union, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishida.