“TICAD8 and Beyond: Japan’s Approach to African Development in an Evolving GlobalEnvironment”“Rising importance of Africa in a global community:
how can Japan become a “chosen” partner?”

Ryuichi KATO
Japan international Cooperation Agency(JICA)
July 13,2022

The Multiple Crises Facing Africa
Fall-out from the Ukraine Crisis• Soaring wheat and oil prices have drastically impacted food and energy
supply for the people and economies of Africa
Covid-19• Economic fallout has pushed 40 million people into extreme poverty• Low vaccination rates hinder growth recovery• Limited resources for financial assistance to households and firms
Climate change• African nations highly vulnerable to extreme weather, e.g. droughts.
• Risk of income loss and food insecurity due to large share of weathersensitive activities in African national GDPs and employment (e.g.
agriculture, herding and fishing)2• 95% of rain-fed agriculture globally is in sub-Saharan Africa

Commitments by Major countries
meetingtime

TICAD7

July 2019

Commitment/amount“Japan'sContributionforAfrica”

andContents
Expanding

PrivateEstablishment of Africa Business Council, start-up support,
JBIC/FAITH ($4.5 billion over 3 years), JICA/EPSA4 ($3.5 billion

Investment to Exceed $20 Billion Over Three Years

over 3 years)
Japan

TICAD8August 2022

(Opening Remarks by Foreign Minister Hayashi at the TICAD

Supporting

Ministerial Meeting (March 2022))

innovation, expanding "green" related businesses, strengthening

businesses

thatsolvesocialissues

throughthe international economic system based on free and open rules,etc.
FOCAC8

November 2021

China

Financial assistance over 3 years (total $40 billion), provision of10 billion in import support financing, $10 billion in investment

1 billion doses of vaccines, etc.

promotion, $10 billion in financial assistance, $10 billion“Africa-Europe Investment Package": 150 billion euros over

Infrastructure investment, energy conversion, green conversion,seven years

DX, provision of 450 million doses of vaccines, support forIMF/SDR loan, etc.
EU-AU Summit

February 2022EU

establishment of vaccine production sites, etc.

US-United States of America

Electrification of 6,000 surface households and enhancement ofPresident Obama's trip to Africa in the summer of 2013

30,000 megawatts of power

sectors and partner countries (including Japan)

Africa Leaders“Prosper Africa”, a comprehensive support package to promote

Within 2022(Scheduled)SummitOctober 2019

Cross-sectional

supportfrom

relevant

U.S.

government

trade and investment in Africa announced in a speech by Bolton

departments and agencies resulted in 800 contracts in 45

in December 2018

countries and $50 billion worth of export investment projects.

Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership, a multi-billion dollar

As part of B3W, the EU has already announced a "Global

infrastructure

G7

Gateway" of 300 billion euros over 7 years in November 2021

countries (called for by President Biden at the June 2021 G7(half of which is for Africa as mentioned above). Contribution by

Summit)the U.S. itself have not yet been announced.

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Russia-.
Africageneration capacity throughcollaboration and coordination with the U.S. public and private

August 2014.

SummitRussia“Power Africa”, the African Electricity Initiative announced during

investment

documentsin(agreements,developingcontracts,countriesbymemorandumsofMilitary cooperation (military technical cooperation agreements

understanding, etc.) signed during the summit period, totaling

concluded with more than 30 countries, dispatch of private

1.4 trillion rubles (approx. 1.7, 068 trillion yen). Doubled trade

militarywith Africa ($20 billion/year ⇒ $40 billion/year)

diamonds,companies,platinum,etc.),etc.),

resource
nucleardevelopment
power

development of special economic zones, etc.

3(bauxite,development,Importance of TICAD8 at this TimeAt the time when Africa needs it the most, Covid-19 andthe Ukraine crisis risk lowering attention andinternational cooperation toward Africa

TICAD8 to refocus attention on Africa and enable
African-led solutions to Africa’s challenges in a way thatenhances Human Security
4Why Africa Matters to the World• Social and economic stability of Africa is critical for global
prosperity
 Potential large-scale provider of food, energy and natural
resources Largely untapped frontier for business (a big market)
 Africa’s young, growing population (“youth bulge”) must be
empowered economically, socially and politically Poverty creates breeding ground for disease, crime andextremism• Africa has over one quarter of the seats in the UN and is a vital
actor to foster international solidarity to respect peace, liberty,
democracy, and human rights• Africa lags behind in achieving SDGs5

Trade and Investment in Africa by Major Countries

Source：World Investment Report 2019 UNCTAD

Africa’s GDP is about 3% of world’s total, and Africa
accounts for less than 1 % of Japan’s trade and investment 6

Japan is below Top 10 countries with $870 million in2017 and G1.13billion in o2013

FOIP(Free and Open Indo-Pacific)

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Source:https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/0004
30632.pdf

Goals of TICAD8 (August 27-28, 2022)“TICAD should set out a pathway for African development
overcoming COVID-19 challenges and promote the growthof the world with private sector businesses as a driving force
for a resilient economy.”
Excerpt from the Chair’s Summary of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting, March 26-27, 2022

• Achieving sustainable and inclusive growth with reduced
economic inequalities• Realizing a sustainable and resilient society based on humansecurity• Building sustainable peace and stability through supporting
Africa’s own efforts*For more information, please visit MOFA’s website on TICAD ministerial meeting
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JICA’s Vision and Mission

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JICA’s Policy in Africa
People Focused & Human Security

Africa’s Ownership &Co-creation with Africa

Long-time Commitment &Quality Growth
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JICA’s Approach Towards TICAD8 and Beyond
Towards a resilient, inclusive, and prosperous Africa

11Fighting COVID-19and strengthening healthcare

12Society:
JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine (1)13Society:
JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine (2)Prevention: “Last one-mile” support for vaccination

Providing cold chain and medical equipment to establish aneffective and safe vaccination system and to contain further
spread of COVID-19• Countries: Ghana, Senegal, Mozambique, Malawi• Equipment procurement and technical guidance

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Society:
JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine (3)Precaution:
PREPARE （Partnership for Building Resilience against Public
Precaution
Health Emergencies through Advanced Research and Education）

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Society:
JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine (4)Precaution: Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (Ghana)Core base for infectious disease testing, research, and humanresource development in Ghana and West Africa region• Established in honor of Dr. Noguchi, aJapanese medical researcher who passed
away in Ghana• Partnering with JICA for over 40 years since
its inception in 1979
• Serves as the most important national andregional laboratory for COVID-19 PCR testsin Ghana and West African region

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Society:
JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine (5)Treatment: Cairo University Pediatric Hospital (Egypt)

Providing advanced medical care services at affordable cost to
Egyptian children from all over the country• Supporting the construction of Cairo University Pediatric Hospitaland its capacity building since 1979.
• Known as the "Japanese Hospital" by Cairo locals.

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Economy:
Economic development & business promotion
Production of Medical and Pharmaceutical Products including Vaccine Manufacturing

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Economy:
Economic development & business promotion
Home-Grown Solutions Accelerator Program

Expanding home-grown solutions for pandemic resilience by
creating a platform and providing business consultation• Initiated by AUDA-NEPAD in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic• Supported five selected companies from the East Africa Community(EAC) as a pilot, and expanding to the continent level to partner with
10-15 companies• REVITAL, a Kenyan manufacturer of essential medical supplies andconsumables, succeeded in receiving $7 million in investment

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Enhancing
food security and nutrition

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Society:
JICA’s Initiative for Global Health and Medicine
Prevention: IFNA (Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa)

A framework for collaboration to accelerate the implementation offood and nutrition security policies in all African countries• Launched at TICAD6 (2016), expanding through TICAD7 (2019) andTokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit (2021)• Co-chaired with AUDA-NEPAD• Partners: WHO, UNICEF, Word Bank, JIRAS, FAO, IFAD, AfDB, WFP21

Economy:
Economic development & business promotion
CARD (Coalition for Africa’s Rice Development)

Doubling rice production in sub-Sarahan Africa
using a climate resilience-focused approach• Launched at TICAD4 (2008)• Succeeded in doubling rice production in Sub-SaharanAfrica over 2008-2018 to 28 million metric tons
 48 projects in 17 countries (a total value of JPY56 billion)
 Trained 1400+ African experts• Renewed at TICAD7 (2019)
 New target: doubling rice production in sub-SaharanAfrica over 2019-2030 to 56 million tons
 “RICE” (Resilience, Industrialization, Competitiveness,Empowerment) approach 32 CARD member countries could potentially be
self-sufficient rice producers.

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Helping Africa mitigate
and adapt to climate change

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Cross-cutting:Fight against climate change[ Background ]• Climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental
degradation, disaster risks, ocean and related maritime
challenges : major challenges affecting Africa’s sustainabledevelopment• African countries are to implement Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs) in collaboration with various partners.
• COP27 to be held in Egypt in 2022
[ JICA’s cooperation]
1. Promoting the implementation of the Paris Agreement
2. Co-benefit climate change measures24

Economy:
Energy transition for the green economy
Renewable Energy projects

Leveraging Japan’s experience and technologies

Geothermal in Kenya (Photo: Toyota Tsusho)

Wind power in Egypt（Photo：JICA）

Geothermal in Ethiopia（Photo: KARIBE Taro)

Off-grid solar electrification in Tanzania

25Building long-term
economic resilienceand stability

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Society:
Promotion of youth employment & entrepreneurship
African Business Education (ABE) Initiative for YouthA scholarship program to provide opportunities to study at Japaneseuniversities and to partner with Japanese companies• Launched at TICAD5 (2013)• Targeting all African countries• 1,500 participants since 2014
• 400 Japanese companies accepting African
youth as interns

Economy:
Regional economic integration & cooperation
Corridor Development Initiative

Promoting economic growth more effectively through infrastructuredevelopment and regional integration
Rades-La Goulette Bridge(Tunisie)• Incepted at TICAD5 (2013)• Three priority corridors• Integrated Corridor Approach: adopted in
PIDA-PAP 2 (2021-2030)

The Tema Motorway Interchange(Ghana)“Source of the Nile Bridge”(Uganda)28

Economy:
Economic development & business promotion
Project NINJA (Next Innovation with Japan)

Creating ecosystems to foster African entrepreneurs who canresolve social issues• Launched in January 2020
• Business plan competition held in response to COVID-19 in February
2021 successfully connected African start-ups and Japanese private
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sectorCross-cutting:
Digital transformation[ Background ]• Internet economy in Africa could expand to $180 billion by 2025, up
from $115 billion in 2020, on the back of improved connectivity, agrowing talent pool, rapidly growing urban population and economic
integration (source: IFC).
• African startups are pushing innovation in fintech, healthtech, media
and entertainment, e-commerce, e-mobility, and e-logistics• Due to COVID-19, digitization of economic society is drasticallyprogressing internationally including Africa[ JICA’s cooperation]
1. Mainstreaming of digital transformation
2. Data-driven development in Africa30

Cross-cutting:
Digital transformation”ICT Innovation Ecosystem” in Rwanda

Support for the expansion of digitalization in Africa to enable business growth• Project builds capacity of young Rwandan entrepreneurs who needlearning, information, financing, etc., in order to launch their start-ups
and businesses.
• The goal is to establish an “ICT Innovation Ecosystem” that connects
entrepreneurs, partners, mentors, and investors to accelerate innovation.
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Conclusion• Africa has been severely affected by the crises of the COVID-19
pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war.
• It is time to reinforce the support to protect African people’s life,
freedom and dignity and to help them recover from the crises.
• TICAD8 will be an important occasion to highlight the concept of
Human Security and Quality Growth as well as to foster
international solidarity towards global peace.
• JICA, one of the world’s largest bilateral development institutions,has been working with African people for more than 60 years,
and will accelerate cooperation to support Africa “build forwardbetter” towards a resilient, inclusive and prosperous continent, incollaboration with trusted partners especially Japanese private
sector.
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