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Japan expected to pledge over $32b for projects in Africa

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a Ticad VI side event in Nairobi on August 26, 2016. PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | AFP

African countries expect Japan to pledge more than $32 billion for industrialisation, water, security, education and health projects at the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) meeting in Nairobi this weekend.

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said Ticad VI would be dealing with “a number of critical issues pertinent to Africa.”

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