Japan, AfDB announce $3.5 billion in support of Africa’s private sector development

Japan and the African Development Bank on Friday announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA4), during the 7th Tokyo International Conference on... Read more »

President Kagame in Japan for TICAD

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... Read more »

Japan assists nutrition improvement in Rwanda through agriculture transformation

Kigali: On August 16, 2019, the governments of Japan and Rwanda agreed on Japan’s yen loan of 10 billion yen (approximately USD 91 million) to assist Rwanda’s effort to tackle malnutrition in... Read more »

Japan contribution helps improve refugee food security in Mahama Camp

Kigali: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) were joined by Ambassador Takayuki Miyashita in Mahama Refugee Camp in Eastern... Read more »

Japan funds UNHCR Rwanda some $270,000 for Legal assistance, Child

Kigali: The Government of Japan announced a new contribution of some $270,000 to UNHCR Representation in Rwanda for 2019 covering the needs of 58,552 Burundian refugees, who are living in the country’s... Read more »