Tokyo International Conference on African Development: Japan announces $30 billion in aid
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Tokyo International Conference on African Development: Japan announces $30 billion in aid |
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced $30 billion in aid over the next three years to promote development in Africa.
European gas contracts rose 7%. France is looking for an alternativeThe pledge comes at a meeting of Japanese-African investment in Tunisia on Saturday to counter the influence of rival China, which has steadily expanded its economic presence on the continent.
- The eighth summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-8) also comes as Beijing is working to increase its influence on the African continent through its Belt and Road Infrastructure Initiative.
- About 30 heads of state and government are expected to attend the summit in the capital as the country faces a deepening economic crisis.
- In a speech, Kishida stressed that Japan would grow with Africa, in stark contrast to China's approach, which critics see as a burden on debt-poor countries.
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