The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) under the theme "Advancing Africa's Sustainable Development Agenda — TICAD Partnership for Prosperity" will be held in Nairobi on Aug. 27 and 28. African heads of state and government, as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will attend the summit. In total, about 6,000 participants from Africa, Japan, summit organizers U.N. agencies, international organizations, as well as top business executives are expected to attend.
The TICAD VI agenda and program will focus on the following three areas agreed upon by the organizers. These areas are economic transformation through diversification and industrialization; promoting resilient health systems for quality of life; and promoting social stability for shared prosperity. The summit will also include approximately 60 side events in the form of seminars and symposiums on summit-related topics, exhibitions, a Japan-Africa Business forum that will host business seminars, a Japan expo, an African Pavilion and high-level dialogue between the heads of state and governments and the private sector.
Kenya, like all African countries, is enthusiastic and welcomes the fact that for the first time TICAD will be held in Africa. Hosting TICAD VI in Africa is indeed a milestone achievement that reaffirms the dual principle of Africa's global partnership and ownership that underpinned the formation of TICAD in 1993.