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DUBAI: The Japanese Cabinet approved the holding of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama.

For approximately 30 years since Japan launched TICAD in 1993, the Government of Japan has provided support based on the spirit of supporting African-led development.

Through the TICAD process, Japan will continue to contribute to the realization of resilient Africa that Africa itself aims to achieve and will further deepen Japan-Africa relations.

Last year, TICAD 8 took place in Tunisia, where Japan’s Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa attended as the Special Envoy of Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio.

The Japanese Prime Minister could not attend at the time after testing positive for COVID-19. He instead gave a speech online at the summit.  

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