YOKOHAMA – Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived in Japan on Monday for the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Growth (TICAD 9). He will be representing Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the three-day conference in Yokohama from Aug. 20-22.

Japanese Prime Minister shigeru Ishiba is expected to present a new economic integration initiative spanning from the Indian Ocean to africa. Madbouly is scheduled to participate in the opening session alongside Ishiba, African heads of state and government, and heads of international and African organizations.

on the sidelines of the summit, Madbouly is scheduled to hold high-level meetings with officials from Japanese and African organizations, as well as leaders from major Japanese companies. He will also participate in a Japan-Egypt Business Council forum to explore cooperation opportunities between Egyptian and japanese companies.

At the summit, Prime Minister Ishiba is expected to announce a plan to boost trade and investment for Japanese companies operating in Africa. This framework will include a forum to promote third-country logistics models, as more Japanese businesses export goods to Africa from production hubs in India and the Middle East.

Japan intends to leverage its official Development Assistance programmes to strengthen logistics networks connecting Africa to the broader region. ishiba will also announce a new joint task force involving industry, academia, and government to explore ways to strengthen Japan-Africa economic partnerships. This move is viewed as part of Japan’s efforts to promote its Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision and to counter China’s growing presence and influence across Africa.

TICAD’s Role in Japan-Africa Relations

“TICAD has been a cornerstone of Japan’s Africa policy as its establishment in 1993.”

TICAD, co-organized by the japanese government, the African Union Commission, and the united Nations, has been a cornerstone of japan’s Africa policy sence its establishment in 1993.