Press kit
• The Fourth Tokyo International
Conference on African Development
28-30 May, 2008 • Yokohama, Japan (download brochure) 
• Boosting Economic Growth
Infrastructure. Trade and Investment. Africa-Asia Business Forum (AABF). Financing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Read more...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...