Kigali: President Kagame today in Yokohama joins other Heads of State and Government from Africa and Japan for the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD).
Themed “Advancing Africa’s Development through People, Technology and Innovation”, this year’s TICAD is co-organized by the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and the African Union Commission.
Plenary sessions will mainly focus on accelerating economic transformation and improving business environment through innovation and private sector engagement, deepening sustainable and resilient society, and strengthening peace and sustainability. Public-Private Business Dialogue will also be an important subject towards facilitating direct engagement between Japanese and African governments and private sectors.
TICAD takes place every three years and is aimed at promoting high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and the conference co-organizers. Japan is the main co-organizer of the event.
In the past, President Kagame attended the 5th and 6th editions of TICAD which were held in Japan (2013) and Kenya (2016) respectively. (End)