President Yoweri Museveni has left for Japan to attend the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) summit aimed at promoting high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.
TICAD is a multilateral forum whose participants include not only African countries but also international organisations, partner countries, private companies and civil society organisations involved in development.
Participants will engage in fruitful discussions on African development, bringing together a broad range of global know-how and efforts of the international community. TICAD provides an open forum that generates innovative discussion, among various stakeholders, on African development.
The government of Japan has been leading this conference since 1993, co-hosted by United Nations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank and African Union Commission (AUC). The next TICAD will be held on 28th – 30th August, 2019 at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama city, Japan.
TICAD has been an evolving element in Japan’s long-term commitment to fostering peace and stability in Africa through collaborative partnerships.
In this context, Japan has stressed the importance of ‘Africa’s ownership’ of its development as well as of the partnership between Africa and the international community. The exchange of views amongst the conference delegates serves to underscore the case for more, not less assistance from the major world economies.
