After drawing a red line for Japan in the South China Sea last June, China is now telling Japan to stay off its second continent, Africa. Ideologically that is. In a recent statement, following the ...

As the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) wrapped up in Yokohama on Friday, Japan demonstrated a willingness to pick up the pace of investments on the continent, especially ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has renewed a pledge to push for private Japanese investment in Africa, promising billions more in funding as Chinese businesses rapidly expand their presence in the ...

Nairobi — Two events this year - the recent Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) and the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in July - presented unique opportunities for ...

Tokyo has announced an ambitious multibillion-dollar program of economic assistance to Africa, in a bid to counter Beijing's growing economic and political influence. Japan is ramping up its aid and ...

Kampala — WORLD economic powers are jostling to establish a strong presence in Africa. This month, African leaders will head to Yokohama, Japan, for a conference on African development known as the ...