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Published 1st June 2013

Vol 6 (AAC) No 8

TICAD V: An agenda for business

TICAD V, Yokohama, Japan 2013
TICAD V, Yokohama, Japan 2013

TICAD attendees will discuss how to get the Japanese private sector involved in African development and how to fight against piracy and instability

Japan will roll out its plan for the next five-year phase of African engagement at the Fifth Tokyo International Conference for African Development in Yokohama on 1-3 June. Boosting the role of the private sector is a critical goal, not least because it is becoming more difficult to finance Japan's development promises from only state coffers.

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