Japan’s Africa charm offensive leaves no doubt China is in its crosshairs
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, AU chairperson and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General António Guterres pose for a photo with other African leaders during the TICAD 7 Conference in Yokohama. PHOTO | URUGWIRO
What you need to know:
At the end of Ticad in Yokohama, Japan offered to support a series of programmes that could elevate African countries’ governance and connectivity.
PM Shinzo Abe promised that Japanese financial institutions were willing to insure Africa’s trading transactions with Tokyo.
Ticad had always played second fiddle to China’s similar conference known as Forum on China-Africa Co-operation.
