 Press Kit
- 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...
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Boosting Economic Growth
Infrastructure. Trade and Investment. Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF). Financing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Read more...
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Ensuring Human Security
“Human Security” is a key concept in Japan’s international cooperation, and has been a priority of the TICAD process since the first conference in 1993. Support for Human Security aims to help countries to respond to diverse and inter-connected threats, including poverty, environmental degradation, and infectious diseases. Read more...
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Addressing Environmental Issues and Climate Change
Climate change poses a significant and direct threat to African development through its impacts on water resources, health, and food security, and from climate-induced disasters. The impact of climate change affects natural resources conservation and their sustainable use, and threatens to reverse decades of socio-economic development efforts on the continent. Read more...
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The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize 2008
The Government of Japan announced on 26 March 2008 its decision to award the inaugural Hideyo
Noguchi Africa Prizes to Brian Greenwood for Medical Research and Miriam K. Were for Medical
Services. Read more...
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The TICAD Process: Hope and Oportunity in Africa
Boosting economic growth: Empowering women farmers in Nigeria. Achieving the MDGs: A Millennium Village thrives in Uganda. Ensuring “human security: Bed net factory in Tanzania combats malaria. Consolidation of Peace: Former soldiers in Sierra Leone trade armaments
for development. Addressing environmental issues: Improving energy access in Burkina Faso. Read more...
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