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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

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Japanese Investment in Africa Finds New Support through Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI) Partnership

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with JOI sets out to drive transformative projects that will accelerate Africa’s energy transition and enhance economic sustainability

With a mission to scale investment in Africa, a new collaboration between Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, and the Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), established by the initiative of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), is set to embark on a series…

Afreximbank
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Afreximbank successfully prices its inaugural Samurai bonds, raising JPY81.3 billion (about USD 530 million equivalent) comprising JPY 67.2 billion 5 regular tranches and JPY 14.1 billion 3-year Retail Samurai (“The Transaction”)

Afreximbank successfully met its objective of achieving a benchmark transaction size of over JPY 30 billion and maximizing the size in longer tenors (up to 10 years)

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has successfully priced its debut Samurai bond, securing a regular 5 tranche JPY 67.2 billion consisting of 2-year, 3-year, 5-year, 7-year and 10-year fixed rate tranches. Concurrently, the Bank launched its inaugural Retail Samurai bond with a 3-year fixed-rated tranche valued at JPY 14.1 billion.…

The Presidency, Republic of Ghana
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Japan, Iran Ambassadors End Tour of Duty in Ghana

President Akufo-Addo extended the gratitude of the nation to the two envoys, for contributing to deepen the several years of cooperation and collaboration between Ghana and their respective countries

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has conveyed farewell messages to the Iranian and Japanese Ambassadors following the climax of their tour of duty to Ghana. At separate events today, November 4th, 2024, at the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo extended the gratitude of the nation to the two envoys, for contributing…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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General Election and Election of the President in the Republic of Botswana (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro)

Looking ahead to TICAD 9 in August 2025, Japan will further strengthen cooperation with Botswana in various areas

Japan congratulates Mr. Duma Gideon Boko on his election as President of the Republic of Botswana on November 1 (local time), following the announcement of the results of the general elections (National Assembly and local council elections) which was held for the first time since October 2019, in the Republic…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina (left) presents a commemorative publication on the Policy and Human Resource Development Grant to Japan's Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Atsushi Mimura
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Japan: African Development Bank Celebrates Three Decades of Japan-Backed Trust Fund

Over the past three decades, Japan has contributed JPY 5.3 billion ($ 37.4 million) to the PHRDG, supporting 107 projects, with 96 completed and 11 ongoing as of September 2024

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has celebrated the 30th anniversary of  the Policy and Human Resource Development Grant (PHRDG), a bilateral trust fund created by Japan  in 1994.The initiative has contributed significantly to the development of Africa's human capital, supporting over 100 transformational projects across various sectors. Presenting a…

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    • African Development Bank Group and JICA sign landmark 51.67 billion Japanese yen (US$421 million) concessional donor loan to boost the African Development Fund. Japan, October 2024
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Japan boosts African Development Fund with Japanese yen (JPY) 51.67 billion concessional loan

Additional resources to drive much-needed development in Africa's least-developed and fragile countries

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed a landmark 51.67 billion Japanese yen (US$421 million) concessional donor loan (CDL) agreement towards the African Development Fund.   The loan, pledged by the Japanese government at the 16th general replenishment of the resources of the…

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    • Japan’s Deputy Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Mr. Daiho Fujii (left) with Ms. Ayisha Fuseini, owner of Asheba Enterprise and one of the beneficiaries of FAPA funded project, the Ghana SME Business Linkage
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Joint African Development Bank- Government of Japan Visit to Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA)-Funded Projects in Ghana

Propelling Sustainable Private Sector Development through collaboration

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Government of Japan recently concluded a joint visit to two projects funded by the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (https://apo-opa.co/4dOF0oP) (FAPA) in Ghana to assess their impact on stimulating the growth of small businesses and boosting private sector development. The Japanese delegation…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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Japan and World Food Programme (WFP) support drought affected communities in Namibia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 500,000 (N$ 9 million) from the Government of Japan to strengthen the humanitarian emergency drought response in Namibia

The funding from Japan will enable WFP to provide food commodity vouchers, redeemable at selected retailers, to 27,000 people adversely affected by drought, of which 16,000 reside in the Kunene Region and 11,000 in the Ohangwena Region. “We are grateful for the timely contribution from the Government of Japan which…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Signing and Exchange of Notes regarding the grant of Mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

It is expected that the vaccination of people who are at-risk of Mpox infection will be initiated using the vaccines and inoculation needles to be granted by the Government of Japan

On September 18 (local time), Notes concerning the grant of Mpox vaccines and special inoculation needles were signed and exchanged in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Mr. OGAWA Hidetoshi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and H.E.…

International Trade Centre

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Nigeria: Empowering small agri-food producers to trade with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The ITC project Inclusive Digital Entrepreneurship in the Agri-food Sector (IDEAS) works with microproducers – businesses that don’t have the resources to take professional photos, design modern logos, or write compelling descriptions of their products

Nigeria has 40 million small businesses. Many have access to Internet, but do not know how to use digital tools to grow their business. Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is widely available, even people without any design or storytelling expertise can create professional marketing materials. To teach small food processors…