Hiroshima, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japan International Cooperation Agency will set up a credit line of 4 billion dollars to support developing countries in areas including climate change and food security, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday.   Kishida made the announcement in a session on infrastructure investment in developing countries held as part of the ongoing Group of Seven….Read more

Yomiuri and Sankei reported on a MOFA announcement on Tuesday that Japan will provide as emergency grant-in-aid a total of $3.5 million to Egypt, Chad, and South Sudan, which are receiving many refugees from conflict-ridden Sudan. Japan will provide food and shelter to the nations through international organizations. In addition, MOFA also announced that it will provide $14.3 million in….Read more

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has just completed visits to four countries in Africa.   During meetings with the leaders of Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and Mozambique, Kishida affirmed the importance of maintaining a free and open international order. He emphasized that it is based on the rule of law, and that the unilateral changing of the status quo by force is….Read more

The presence of emerging and developing countries in the area known as the Global South, which includes Africa, is increasing.   Against this backdrop, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently visited Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique. The aim of his trip was to hear directly from those nations and reflect their views in discussions during the upcoming Group of Seven….Read more

All national dailies reported that a senior MOFA official disclosed on Monday that two additional Japanese nationals have been evacuated from conflict-ridden Sudan, bringing the total number of Japanese citizens who have evacuated from the nation to 67, including family members.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took a week-long tour of Africa over Golden Week, an attempt to raise Japan’s profile and that of the developed world more generally on the continent.   A key motivation for the visit was the desire to balance China’s presence there, which has been growing as a result of increasingly vibrant trade and investment links. But….Read more

All national papers reported on a series of meetings that Prime Minister Kishida held with African leaders during his tour of the continent over the Golden Week holidays. On Wednesday, Kishida and Kenyan President Ruto agreed to coordinate to maintain the rules-based free and open Indo-Pacific. With China’s “debt trap” aid diplomacy in mind, Kishida pledged that Japan’s development financial….Read more

To halt behavior that disregards international law, it is essential to create international public opinion that deems such actions to be intolerable.   Japan must make the most of its diplomatic ties with Africa and work to restore order.   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has begun an overseas tour that includes four African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique.  ….Read more

CAIRO–Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi wants to work with Japan to bring about a cease-fire in neighboring conflict-ridden Sudan but said his nation would not intervene.    Sisi made the comments in an exclusive 70-minute interview with The Asahi Shimbun here on April 29. It is rare for the Egyptian president to meet with foreign media in Egypt.   The….Read more

BY GABRIELE NINIVAGGI, STAFF WRITER   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s one-week diplomatic tour of Africa — his first trip to the continent since assuming office — will be a chance to reaffirm Japan’s role in the region and stimulate private investment amid growing Chinese and Russian influence.   Starting Saturday, the prime minister will travel to four African countries — Egypt,….Read more