An ILO public seminar on the Realization of Decent Work in Africa was held on December 19, 2007 connecting the TDLC with Ghana and Tanzania. Over 70 experts and practitioners gathered in Tokyo and took part in an active Q & A session with panelists.
The “Africa Asia NGO Network Workshop in Tokyo”, sponsored by JICA and organized by the TICAD Civil Society Forum, conducted its closing session on October 26, 2007 via videoconference connecting from the TDLC with 6 African countries to share the results of the 2-day workshop.
The global launch of a new World Bank report “Facing the Challenges of African Growth: Opportunities, Constraints, and Strategic Directions” took place at the TDLC on November 10, 2006. Defining the four big “I”s needed to achieve growth in Africa – Infrastructure, Investment, Innovation, and Institutional Capacity—the author of the Report, Mr. Benno Ndulu, provided a review of the study before a distinguished panel of Japanese government and development agency officials and an audience of nearly 100.
Japanese academics and development practitioners joined World Bank Chief Economist for Africa, Mr. John Page for a Round Table Discussion on Africa at the World Bank Tokyo Office on August 8, 2006. Held to exchange information on on-going research in Africa and explore opportunities for cooperation between academic circles in Japan and the Bank, participants agreed to follow up on discussions in the future.
A World Bank Public Seminar on “Challenges and New Opportunities in Africa” was held on August 7, 2006, connecting the TDLC, Osaka University Nakanoshima Center and South Africa via videoconference. In collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Kankeiren (Kansai Economic Federation), the seminar was organized by the World Bank Group as part of a continuing effort to stimulate private sector interest in Africa.
The TDLC received President Festus Gontebanye Mogae of the Republic of Botswana on June 7, 2006, on the occasion of the “Meeting on Infrastructure Development for Small Economies through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) - The Case of Botswana”. Jointly hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana and the World Bank Group with support from the United Nations University (UNU), the TDLC connected speakers from Pretoria, Johannesburg and Helsinki in addition to over 50 participants in Tokyo who joined the President for a productive roundtable discussion moderated by Dr. Hans van Ginkel, UNU Rector.
“New Prospects for Private Sector Development in Africa”, a public seminar organized by the World Bank Group and JETRO Institute of Developing Economies, was held at the TDLC on January 11,2006 with an audience of over 100 from development organizations, academia, government, media and the private sector. In addition to the panel in Tokyo, the JETRO Johannesburg Center was connected via video conference to bring local views into the discussion.
The World Bank Group’s Africa Mission to Japan, led by World Bank Regional
Vice President for Africa Gobind Nankani, and Japanese government officials engaged in high-level policy talks on January 10, 2006 for the first time regarding strategic collaboration in Africa.
JICA and the TDLC have been promoting knowledge sharing between Asia and Africa through its delivery of JICA-Net Seminars to Africa. In response to the popularity of the first series, given in October 2005, a second series of 4 lectures will be conducted in December 2005.
The Africa Day Symposium, organized by the United Nations University and the African Diplomatic Corps and co-sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications, was held at the United Nations University in Tokyo May 18.
Japan’s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa were the guests of honor at a reception this evening held as part of the two-day Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference (AATIC).
African governments, private sector, NGOs, and academia discuss horticultural development for poverty reduction
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