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17 June 2009 - Fifth Africa-Asia Business Forum calls for opening up Asian markets to Africa

Kampala, 17 June 2009 - The fifth Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF V) ended here today with a call to public and private sector representatives and civil society organizations to seize the opportunity of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa to open up Asian markets to Africa, brand Africa’s unique and rich heritage and cooperate in the implementation of a continent-wide tourism development strategy. Read more...

30 May 2008 - Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) sets framework for a “century of African growth”

Yokohama, Japan, 30 May 2008 - Representatives from 51 African countries, including 40 Heads of State and Government, joined with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, in creating a blueprint for a “century of African growth” at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), the three-day summit-level event in Yokohama, Japan, that concludes today. Read more...

26 May 2008 - Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) Sets Agenda for Hope and Opportunity

Yokohama, Japan, 26 May 2008 – More than 40 African heads of State will gather in Yokohama, Japan for the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) on May 28 to 30, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. The summit-level event is this year’s largest international conference on African development. Read more...

Foreign Ministers in Gabon to chart course for Fourth TokyoInternational Conference on African Development

Libreville, Gabon, 19 March (UNDP) – Foreign Ministers from across Africa will meet in Libreville, Gabon, on 20-21 March to lay the groundwork for this year’s largest global gathering on African development: the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), to be held from 28 to 30 May in Yokohama, Japan. Read more...

Forum Highlights How Business Can Foster Socio-Economic Growth and Development in Africa

Dar es Salaam, 14 February, 2007 – The fourth Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF IV) wrapped up here today on a positive note as it led to business prospects worth US$150 million. Read more...

TICAD International conference highlights peace consolidation efforts in Africa

Addis Ababa, 17 February 2006 - An international conference on consolidating peace in post-conflict African countries ended here today amid signs of increasing optimism as the Government of Japan pledged US$60 million in new assistance to African countries. Read more...


TICAD-sponsored Public Forum & TV Debate on Trade and Investment between Asia and Africa

New York, 28 Novembe, 2005 – Leading representatives of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) and multilateral agencies along with corporate executives from Asia and Africa will gather in Paris today and tomorrow in the framework of a public forum and a TV debate to examine the potential for expanding trade and investment between Asia and Africa. Read more...


New Electronic Platform to connect entrepreneurs from Asia and Africa

New York, 22 April 2005 — Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan today announced the launch of a new Web site –TICAD Exchange – to facilitate trade and investment between Asia and Africa. Read more...

Port Louis, 31 March 2005 - Abdoulie Janneh, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the United Nations Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa, called today for greater inclusion of a wide range of North-South partnerships to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa. Read more...