Just
to note that today the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told African leaders
that his country will commit $30 billion over the next three years in public
and private support for infrastructure development, including power generation,
education and healthcare expansion in the continent. The Japan-Africa Summit
took place in Nairobi. More than 30 heads of state and government from across
Africa attended the meeting.
There
are a number of reasons for the Japanese renewed interest in Africa, well
beyond the nice and diplomatic words that were said at the Summit.
In
addition, the current African Union Chairman Idriss Deby, who is the President
of Chad, urged Japan to contribute to the recent established African Fund
Against Terrorism. This fund was set up by the Kigali AU Summit last month. It
shows that security is a major priority concern for the African leaders.
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