September 18th, 2019
International Policy Division (Global Strategy),
Policy Bureau
Overseas Projects Division, Policy Bureau

TICAD7 Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference forHigh Quality Infrastructure and Bilateral Meetings
Promotion of Quality Infrastructure Investment in Africa

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held the “2nd Africa-Japan PublicPrivate Conference for High Quality Infrastructure” for the promotion of “Quality Infrastructure
Investment” taking the opportunity of TICAD7. Former Minister Ishii and former Parliamentary
Secretary Adachi had bilateral meetings with the African Ministers in charge of Infrastructuredevelopment. Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ishii also attended theThematic Session of TICAD7 on “Blue Economy.”

1. Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High Quality Infrastructure(see Attachment 1 for the meeting details and Attachment 2 for the tour details)
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held the “2nd Africa-Japan PublicPrivate Conference for High Quality Infrastructure” on August 27th in cooperation with Japan-Africa
Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) and JICA for the promotion of Japan’s “Quality
Infrastructure Investment” in Africa. We also conducted a High Quality Infrastructure Tour for
demonstrating Japan’s high quality infrastructure for the conference participants from Africa.
2. Bilateral Meetings of Minister Ishii and Parliamentary Secretary Adachi with the African
Ministers (see Attachment 3 for details)
We had bilateral meetings with eight Ministers in charge of infrastructure from seven African countries who
visited Japan to attend TICAD7. We agreed to further strengthen the cooperative relationship between

the two countries by sharing knowledge and experience for the promotion of developing “Quality
infrastructure.” The Memorandum of Cooperation for cooperation on infrastructure development was
signed with Ghana and Tunisia respectively.
3. Thematic Sessions of TICAD7On August 29th, Minister Ishii attended the thematic session of TICAD7 to discuss the promotion of
economic activities related to oceans, seas and coasts (Blue Economy), and made a speech on our
activities for the promotion of Blue Economy in Africa (The chair of the meeting was Foreign
Minister Kono).

(Note) TICAD： Tokyo International Conference on African Development is an international conference held withthe theme of African development. TICAD7 (7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development) was
held in Yokohama, Japan in August 2019 (TICAD VI was held in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2016)<Contact>
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Attachment 1

2nd Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High Quality Infrastructure (August 27th)(1) Date: Tuesday, August 27th, 2019(2) Location: Exhibition Hall C, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan(3) Hosts: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JAIDA and JICA
(4) Participants: Approximately 500 people from public and private sectors (Approximately 370
people from Japan and 130 people from the African countries and international organizations)(Main participants from Japan)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Minister Ishii, Parliamentary Secretary
Adachi, Vice-Minister Kurita and Deputy Vice-Minister Hayashi)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Deputy Director General Akamatsu)
Japanese companies including JAIDA President Miyamoto (Chairman of the Board andRepresentative Director, Shimizu Corporation), JAIDA Representative Okumura (President of
Fujita Corporation) (Approximately 50 JAIDA member companies including construction
companies, consulting companies, trading companies and manufacturers)
and others(Main participants from African Countries)
Burkina Faso: Minister of Infrastructure Bougouma
Ghana: Minister for Roads and Highways Attah, Minister for Works and Housing Akyea
Kenya: Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development and Public Works
Macharia
Madagascar: Minister of Territorial Planning, Housing and Public Works Andrianainarivelo
Malawi: Minister of Transport and Public Work Jooma
Uganda: Minister of State for Works Wamala
and others(Main Participants from International Organizations)
African Union: Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Abou-Zeid
African Development Bank: Vice President Sherif
World Bank: Grobal Director Wahba
and others(5) Summary:
I. Opening Remarks
Parliamentary Secretary Adachi, JAIDA
President Miyamoto and AfDB Vice
President Sherif made opening remarks.

Opening Remarks by Parliamentary Secretary Adachi

<Summary of the Remarks by Parliamentary Secretary Adachi>
It is a great honor to invite the Ministers in charge of the infrastructure sector in each Africancountry. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has strengthened ouractivities in Africa after TICAD VI held in Kenya in August 2016. In collaboration with JAIDA,
which was established at the same time, we held “Public-Private Conference for High Quality
Infrastructure” in African countries, and the public and private sectors have been working
together to strengthen the cooperation on high quality infrastructure with African countries. In
implementing infrastructure projects, we will continue to develop high quality infrastructure
together with African people based on the concept of “MADE WITH JAPAN,” which promotes
human resource development and technology transfer through the construction process as well as
the infrastructure itself.
II. Ministerial Round Table
World Bank Grobal Director Wahba moderated the dialogue of Parliamentary Secretary Adachi, African
Ministers and African Union Commissioner Abou-Zeid.

<Summary of the Remarks by Parliamentary Secretary Adachi>
The “quality” of infrastructure investment isimportant for achieving the sustainable growth.
At the G20 Osaka Summit in June, the “G20
Principles on Quality Infrastructure Investment”
were endorsed, and I would like to share theseprinciples with people in Africa. I would like you
to pay attention not only to the quality of Japan's
infrastructure itself, but also to the quality of theinfrastructure development process. We received
Ministerial Round Tablea high reputation from the local people for thequality of the development process, such as promotion for improving skills of local humanresources and companies, construction with no accidents, and compliance with deadlines.
It is often said that Japan is cautious about infrastructure investment and the cost is high, but inorder for infrastructure to support the lives of residents and corporate activities for a long time,
and to secure the sustainable growth of a country, it is important to evaluate the life cycle cost of
the infrastructure. The evaluation should not be only by the scale of investment in the initialdevelopment stage but the costs in the subsequent maintenance and operation stages should also
be considered. Therefore, I hope that people in Africa will also understand the Japanese way of
project development, which will be based on a substantial preliminary study.
Until now, Public-Private Infrastructure Conferences have focused on disseminating information
and building relationships, but from now on, we would like to exchange information from theprimary stage, such as the project planning stage, and create projects with people in Africa. The
power of the private sector is indispensable, and the public and private sectors will continue towork together for strengthening the cooperation on infrastructure investment.

III. Leaders’ Statement
After the Ministerial Roundtable, the Leaders’ Statement for the promotion of “Quality
Infrastructure Investment” was released by the leaders of participating countries. The details arein Attachment 4.
IV. Presentation of the Letter of Appreciation to JAIDA
Minister Ishii presented a letter of appreciation to JAIDA
President Miyamoto in praise of their great contribution to
the promotion of Japan's high quality infrastructure in
African countries.
V. Public-Private Session<Session 1>
The theme of Session 1 was “Contribution to Quality
Infrastructure in Africa.” In addition to the presentations
by the Japanese government and the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
Japanese infrastructure-related companies and bankspresented their business activities as well as efforts ofinfrastructure finance. Vice-Minister Kurita of the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
explained the strengths of Japanese infrastructure
including its sustainability, economic efficiency from theviewpoint of life cycle cost, and safety in his presentation.

Minister Ishii Presents Letter ofAppreciation to JAIDA President
Miyamoto

Session 1(Keynote Speech)
Speakers: Vice Minister Kurita (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), Deputy
Director General Akamatsu (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Director of Development
Centre Pezzini (OECD)(Panel Discussion)Moderator: Chief Executive Director Yamaguchi (OCAJI)
Panelists: Managing Officer Kita (Shimizu Corporation), President Okumura (Fujita
Corporation), President Sakai (Sakai Heavy Industries,. Ltd.), Executive Officer
Koizumi (NEXI), Executive Officer Uchida (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation),Managing Principals Neil (Standard Chartered Bank)<Session 2>
The theme of Session 2 was “Enhancement of the Connectivity in Africa.” There was a discussion
by international organizations including the African Union Development Agency-New
Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD), WCO, African Development Bank,West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), and JICA who promotes the corridor
development and regional integration. At the beginning, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD Mayaki
mentioned that the corridor development is important for the realization of Agenda 2063, andSecretary-General of WCO Mikuriya stated that governance security and human resource
development in facilitating trade and border procedures are vital. Other speakers commented thatthe key to corridor development is the promotion of intra-regional trade as well as linkages andpartnerships with industrial development. They expressed high expectations on further progressin the corridor development in the future.
(Speakers)
Moderator: Director Tsuboike (JICA)
Panelists: CEO Mayaki (NEPAD), Head of Regional
Integration and Trade Division Grey-Johnson(NEPAD), Secretary General Mikuriya (WCO),
Commissioner Koffi (UEMOA), Vice President
Sherif (AfDB), Senior Vice President Kato(JICA)

Session 2<Session 3>
The theme of Session 3 was “Realization of Sustainable
Cities in Africa.” The Ministers and government officials
from four African countries, where the urban area will
become megacities by 2050, presented the policies andissues for the realization of a sustainable city. In the panel
discussion, Mr. Sameh Wahba, Global Director, Urban,
Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land, WorldBank and Deputy Mayor Hirahara of Yokohama City, andSession 3
Deputy Director General of Infrastructure and Peacebuilding
Department Ara of JICA sent a message from the stage that the comprehensive efforts fromplanning to implementation are important for the realization of a sustainable city though eachfuture mega city has different characteristics, and utilization of Japan's experience and knowledge
as well as cooperation with international organizations including the World Bank are necessary.
(Speakers)
Moderator: Global Director Wahba (World Bank)
Panelists: Minister of Construction, Housing and Urban Development Koné (Cote d’Ivoire),
Governor Mbala (Kinshasa Province), Deputy Permanent Secretary of President Office
Regional Administration and Local Government Nzunda (Tanzania), Executive
Secretary of FCDA Gambo (Nigeria), Deputy Mayor Hirahara (Yokohama City),
Deputy Director General Ara (JICA)

Attachment 2

High Quality Infrastructure Tour (August 28th)
In cooperation with Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA), “High Quality
Infrastructure Tour” was conducted for the promotion of “High Quality Infrastructure Technologies”
and establishment of cooperative relationships with the conference participants from Africancountries (15 participants from three countries: Uganda, Ghana and Madagascar).
I. Site visit: Technology Center of Fujita Corporation (Atsugi City, Kanagawa Pref.)
In Fujita's Technology Center, there were acoustic experiments
in reverberation and anechoic rooms, demonstration oftechnology to avoid vibration by human movement andequipment, and demonstration of VR technology as an exampleof IT technology application on construction sites.
In the experiment to suppress floor vibration, the participants
were interested if they can apply the technology even indifferent environments. They understood that the Japanese highlevel of infrastructure technology is based on these research
Demonstration of VR Technology
efforts.
II. Site visit: Shimizu Corporation’s Construction Site of Tokyo Outer Ring Road Shield Tunnel(Nerima City, Tokyo)
At the site of Shimizu Corporation's construction site of Tokyo
Outer Ring Road, we saw the front edge of the tunnel being
excavated by the shield method and learned the status andmovement of the shield machine. The participants wereinterested in Shimizu’s efforts to minimize the impact on traffic
while adjacent to the highway and were amazed by theirconsideration for the natural environment and integrating
various high-level technologies for the tunnel excavation work.
Information Center

III. Site visit: Sakai Heavy Industries,. Ltd. (Kuki City, Saitama
Pref.)
Sakai Heavy Industries demonstrated the stabilizer method thatregenerates the roadbed by crushing and mixing. The
participants were very interested to see the roadbed being
evened out right in front of them. Some of the Ministers started
to consider the introduction of the construction machine in theirhome countries during the visit through Sakai Heavy Industry’s
explanation of business experiences and the superiority of thestabilizer method.
Demonstration of Construction MachineIV. Site visit: Kuki Plant of Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (Kuki City, Saitama Pref.)Nippon Signal presented that visiting the production sites ofadvanced signal systems and implement the optimal
management of traffic signals can be one solution to traffic
congestion in each city.
A female engineer from Kenya who joined Nippon Signal thisyear welcomed us and guided the facility. The participants werepleased that the Japanese company accepted Africa. Finally, theUgandan Minister said he hopes that Japanese privatecompanies and Africa will continue to build better relationships.
Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.

Attachment 3

Bilateral Meetings of Minister Ishii and Parliamentary Secretary Adachi
with the African Ministers
Minister Ishii and Parliamentary Secretary Adachi had bilateral meetings with eight Ministers from seven
African countries for sharing the concepts of “Quality Infrastructure” and confirming the necessity ofstrengthening the public-private cooperation for the infrastructure development. Furthermore, they exchanged
views on individual projects and future cooperation. The Memorandum of Cooperation for cooperation on
infrastructure development was signed with Ghana and Tunisia respectively (held on August 27th, 2019 in
Pacifico Yokohama (only for Burkina Faso, held on August 29th, 2019 in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism).
●Counterparts of Bilateral Meetings
1. Minister Ishii

Tunisia Foreign Minister Jhinaoui
Kenya Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development and Public Works
Macharia
Cote d'Ivoire Minister of Equipment and Road Maintenance Kouakou
Ghana Minister for Roads and Highways Attah, Minister for Works and Housing Akyea
2. Parliamentary Secretary Adachi

Uganda Minister of State for Works Wamala
Malawi Minister of Transport and Public Work Jooma
Brukina Faso Minister of Infrastructure Bougouma●Singed Memorandum of Cooperation
1. Republic of Tunisia
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for Promoting Quality
Infrastructure Investment and Continuing Cooperative Relationship to strengthen the cooperationof two countries on infrastructure development.
2. Republic of Ghana
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan and the Ministry of Roads
and Highways of the Republic of Ghana signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Development of
the Public-Private Partnership Projects in the road sector and other sectors deemed necessary byboth parties for our sustainable economic development and strengthening of cooperative
relationships through the promotion and expansion of investment in PPP projects.

Minister Ishii and Tunisian Foreign Minister Jhinaoui,

Minister Ishii and Ghanan Minister of Roads andafter Signing the MoC

Highways Attah after Signing the MoC

Attachment 4“The 2nd Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High-Quality Infrastructure”
The Leader’s Statement for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment
We, the leaders in charge of infrastructure development and management of Japan and African countries Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda - who participate in “The 2ndAfrica-Japan Public-Private Conference for High-Quality Infrastructure”, a side event of TICAD7 held on
August 27, 2019, in Yokohama, Japan, affirm the following matters, in order to promote quality infrastructure
investment in Africa.
1. We share the crucial importance to work coherently to bridge the existing global demand-supply gap ofinfrastructure investment by promoting -quality infrastructure investment so as to promote strong,sustainable and balanced growth and to enhance resilience in African society.
2. In order to promote quality infrastructure investment in Africa, we share the recognition that it isimportant to align the infrastructure investment in Africa with the following principles.
(1)

We encourage the infrastructure investment which maximizes the positive impact of infrastructure
to achieve sustainable growth and development while preserving the sustainability of publicfinances, raises economic efficiency in view of life-cycle cost, integrates environmental and social
considerations, builds resilience against natural disasters and other risks and strengthens
infrastructure governance, aligned with the development needs of African countries.

(2)

We share the concept of “Made with Japan”: building infrastructure in Africa with techniques,expertise and mind together with Japan on the basis of recognizing not only the importance ofinfrastructure itself but also the importance of the quality of construction process and method.
Moreover, we promote investment in infrastructure which will lead to ensuring job creation
facilitating transfer of expertise and know-how to and capacity building of African countries andpeople through practicing the concept of “Made with Japan”.

(3)

We explore and form future infrastructure projects by promoting information sharing on possible
future infrastructure projects including public-private partnership (PPP) projects in a timely andeffective manner.

3. We advance and enhance cooperation to align the infrastructure investment with the above principles,utilizing the capability of the private sector of Japan. We understand the significant role played by theprivate sectors, and make efforts to improve the business environment including PPP to support private
sectors to promote quality infrastructure. We also share the importance of sharing information on
possible future infrastructure projects with private sectors like JAIDA (Japan-Africa Infrastructure
Development Association) in order to promote private investment.
4. In order to share the above recognition among African countries, we continuously make the cooperative
efforts to hold public-private conference such as this conference in African countries and strengthen
partnership so as to hold a similar conference at the time of the next TICAD.