Somalia president off to Japan for 7th TICAD conference

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has left the country on Sunday, August 26 for Japan to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), at the invitation of the Japanese Government, Garowe Online reports.

The forum which will kick off next Wednesday and runs from 28th to 30th August 30, 2019, in Yokohama is to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.

“The delegation from the Somali Government led by the President while in Yokohama, the host city of the conference will meet with counterparts on the sidelines of the conference,” said Villa Somalia.

Japan is a co-host of the conference, with the co-organisers being the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (UN-OSSA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The 2019 TICAD conference will be attended by leaders from African countries and Japan, the United Nations Development agencies, World Bank and Commission from the African Union (AU).

TICAD is an international conference led by Japan and co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), World Bank and the African Union Commission (AUC).

It is held every five years in Japan with the objective “to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.” The first four of these conferences were held in Tokyo; the fifth one, like this year’s event, was held in nearby Yokohama.

TICAD has been an evolving element in Japan’s long-term commitment to fostering peace and stability in Africa through collaborative partnerships.

GAROWE ONLINE