YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to ...

Africa stands at a crossroads. Its challenges—poverty, conflict, governance—are real. But its opportunities—youth, innovation ...

Addis Ababa, August 20, 2025 (ENA) -- Several African heads of state and government gathered today in Yokohama, Japan, for ...

Tinubu praises military gains, urges UN reforms, and calls for market-driven cooperation at Japan-Africa development summit.

Japan will provide up to 25 billion yen ($169.42 million) in Samurai financing to Kenya that will be directed towards boosting the East African nation's vehicle assembly and energy sectors, officials ...

Japan is South Africa’s most important trading partners in construction, manufacturing and technology. South African agricultural products currently found in the Japanese market include Rooibos tea, ...

Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent.

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, ...

Japan will provide up to 25 billion yen ($169.42 million) in Samurai bond financing to Kenya, the East African country's foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi said on Thursday.

Japan has pledged $5.5 billion in loans via the African Development Bank to help tackle governments on the continent’s mounting debt burdens. Tokyo has also unveiled plans to train 30,000 AI specialis ...

Ramaphosa stressed that Africa, and South Africa in particular, is responding to global economic uncertainties, the ...

TICAD 9, attended by roughly 50 African countries alongside global organizations, is Japan’s latest effort to reclaim influence in Africa as U.S. engagement wanes and China’s presence grows.