General News of Thursday, 4 October 2018Source: Baisiwa Dowuona-HammondTICAD 7th Ministerial Meeting to take place in Tokyo on the 6th and 7th Of OctoberForeign Ministers and Africa leaders to participate at the 7th TICAD Ministerial meetingThe 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development(TICAD), is set to take place in the Japanese capital of Tokyo from the 6th and 7th of October 2018. Foreign Ministers and Prime Ministers from all over Africa are expected to participate at the 7th TICAD Ministerial meeting. This week's ministerial meeting will review the implementation of the measures set out in TICAD V & VI and prepare for TICAD 7. participants will discuss Africa's sustainable development including issues relating to promotion of investment and debt sustainability and enhancement of the business environment. The meeting will also seek to re affirm the importance of enhancing Japan - Africa public private partnership and accelerated investment towards Africa in the run up to TICAD 7. The meeting will finally discuss ways through which Japan can further strengthen its relationship with African countries through bilateral meetings.

Source: GhanaWeb October 04, 2018 17:22 UTC