East Africa’s external engagement has long been dominated by China and Europe. Japan offers a third option COMMENT | ...

Japan is in talks with South Africa over potentially helping the country finance the reorganization of its energy sector.

Japan will help Africa “urgently deal with issues such as … unfair and opaque development finance”, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development ...

Japan might not be able to rival China when it comes to exerting economic influence on the African continent, but analysts say Tokyo can offer an alternative model of development and compete with ...

26 Sep 2025 (Daily Trust) Japan's international aid agency said Thursday it will cancel a friendship exchange programme with African nations after false beliefs spread that it would open the door to ...

The head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency was disappointed that misunderstanding and rumors spread on social media resulted in the scrapping of the agency's planned "hometown" African ...

The transaction marks AFC’s largest Samurai loan to date and reinforces the Corporation’s growing footprint in Japan’s ...

Tokyo, Japan — The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday announced the roll-out of a new initiative, the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, dedicated to the promotion of knowledge transfer ...

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday announced the roll-out of a new initiative, the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, dedicated to the promotion of knowledge transfer between Africa and ...

The recognition was announced during the International Cooperation MOU Signing Ceremony, a highlight of TICAD 9 held in August 2025, celebrating strategic partnerships between Japan and Africa. Among ...

London (AFP) – Fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu helped world champions South Africa kick off their Autumn Nations Series with a thumping eight-try 61-7 victory over Japan in London on Saturday.