Around 10,000 delegates and 35 African heads of state met in Nairobi For the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, the first time in history to be held in Africa instead of Japan. As a matter of fact, since 1993, Japan has held the Tokyo International Conference on African Development every five years. Representatives from Japanese government agencies as well as many others groups and organizations attended the event. The so-called TICAD VI tackled issues such as industrialization, health, and social stability, among other things.

The Japanese interest in Africa has been growing for years, especially concerning the natural resources and the promising young talent. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that TICAD could help to solve Africa’s development problems through quality technology, he also promised a USD 30 billion investment as well as human resource development.

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