Guinean President Alpha Conde called on Japanese companies Tuesday to boost investment in his country, emphasizing the "potential" of the growing African nation with a young population.
"Many people living in our country are under the age of 30. Young people in our country are well familiar with state-of-the-art technology," Conde told a seminar in Tokyo hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization.
"Japan was the first nation that recognized us as a country since we became independent in 1958" from France, Conde said. "We therefore want to open a new page of cooperation with Japanese companies."