Japan’s Africa charm offensive leaves no doubt China is in its crosshairs
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, AU chairperson and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General António Guterres pose for a photo with other African leaders during the TICAD 7 Conference in Yokohama. PHOTO | URUGWIRO
The Japanese government is pledging to support Africa’s integration programmes, targeting to help strengthen regulatory institutions in what Tokyo says could “level the field” of trade.
At the end of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in Yokohama, Japan offered to support a series of programmes that could elevate African countries’ governance and connectivity.
