YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to ...

Addis Ababa, August 20, 2025 (ENA) -- Several African heads of state and government gathered today in Yokohama, Japan, for ...

Africa stands at a crossroads. Its challenges—poverty, conflict, governance—are real. But its opportunities—youth, innovation ...

Tinubu praises military gains, urges UN reforms, and calls for market-driven cooperation at Japan-Africa development summit.

Japan will provide up to 25 billion yen ($169.42 million) in Samurai bond financing to Kenya, the East African country's foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi said on Thursday.

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, ...

Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African continent while America's ...

Tokyo needs to talk to more than just governments.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa is not looking for aid, but rather for global trade partners. "We seek partnerships in infrastructure, energy and digital development through blended finance. We ...

TICAD 9, attended by roughly 50 African countries alongside global organizations, is Japan’s latest effort to reclaim influence in Africa as U.S. engagement wanes and China’s presence grows.

Yokohama, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan called on the private sector to increase investments in Africa, at the ongoing Ninth ...