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The evolution of Japan-Africa relations through TICAD

The participants in the first session of The Japan Times Forum on Africa-Japan Relations are (from left) Zimbabwean Ambassador Stuart Comberbach, Mayor of Yokohama Fumiko Hayashi, moderator and Japan Times Managing Editor Takashi Kitazume, Ambassador for TICAD V Makoto Ito of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moroccan Ambassador Samir Arrour, at the newspaper's Tokyo headquarters on March 1. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Mar 30, 2013

The fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) will be held in Yokohama from June 1 to 3 to discuss various issues regarding the continent with political and business leaders from around the world.

For the past 20 years since TICAD I was held in 1993, the conference has evolved into a new phase as the African economy has grown rapidly during the period. Still, Africa faces challenges such as income disparity and political instability.

Ahead of the conference, The Japan Times organized a symposium to discuss TICAD, the situation in African regions and Japan-Africa relations, at the Tokyo headquarters of The Japan Times on March 1.

The evolution of Japan-Africa relations through TICAD

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