Experts urge Japan to bolster Africa partnership amid China, U.S. moves

From left, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Makhtar Diop, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Angolan President and Chairperson of the African Union Joao Lourenco, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clink glasses during a welcome reception of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, on Wednesday. By Keita Nakamura Japan’s role as a stable partner for Africa, a key region for its economic security, has grown increasingly important amid concerns over China’s aid programs and the U.S. recent inward-looking policies. The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development wrapped up three days of…