TICAD 7 : Stakeholders Exploit Africa's Dev't Prospects

African leaders, representatives of international organizations and development partners at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) are currently discussing measures on enhancing Africa's growth through diversified cooperation ties between Japan and Africa. The opening ceremony of the three-day was presided by the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe under the theme "Advancing Africa's development through people, technology and innovation." The Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella is head of the Cameroonian delegation to the TICAD 7 holding at Pacifo Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. 
In his keynote address at the opening session on August 28, 2019, Prime Minister Abe said the TICAD initiative values human security and seeks diversified partnerships with Africa for better prosperity. He noted as a testimony of promoting Africa's growth the 'ABE Intiative 3.0' has in the domain of education trained over 2,000 young Africans in the past 5 years and intends to train 3,000 more within the next 6 years. "Over 358 Japanese companies are taking them as interns," he stated.
Within the framework of fostering security in Africa, Shinzo Abe disclosed Japan's New Approach for Peace and Stability in Africa, abbreviated as NAPSA has been created. The concept, he stated intends to make more secured judicial and legislative systems in Africa, support conflict prevention and facilitate mediation or reconciliation efforts. 
Other sectors which the Japanese Prime Minister said need broad-based attention is health care, infrastructure, waste management and the fight against climate change. 
On his part, the Chairman of the African Union, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who is equally the President of Egypt, said the conference provides an opportunity that paves the way for development, strengthen human resources and should help achieve Agenda 2030 and 2063 of the African Union. "Our markets are open and the investment conditions are encouraging, «he stated. Reiterating the need to support the AU framework...