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Science, technology and innovation, as well as human resource development are crucial in Africa, a continent, who has the greatest potential on earth, said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Science and Technology in Society forum ( STS ) held in Yokohama on Wednesday as part of the TICAD 7.

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The Science and Technology in Society forum STS ) is one of the largest and most influential non-profit organisations established in 2004 by Koji Omi, former Japanese Minister of Finance. The forum aims to strengthen cooperation between Japan and Africa in science, technology and innovation.

In his speech, the Prime Minister Abe also emphasised the important role that science and technology have played in the history of Japan's modernisation.

Present were the Mr Yasutoshi Nishimura, Deputy Assistant Cabinet Secretary, President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (http://AfDB.org), Koji Omi, founder and president of the forum STS and Asako Omi, member of the Japanese House of Representatives.

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TICAD-Japan INVESTING IN AFRICA: Over twenty African leaders are participating in the 7th Summit of the International Conference for African Development ( TICAD ) in Tokyo, which kicked off today (28 August) in Japan.

TICAD yes is held in Japan with the exception of TICADVI held in Africa. TICAD7 takes place in Yokohama, Japan.The event ended on Friday 30 August 2019.

African leaders in Japan include:

Faustin Archange Touadera, Central African Republic
Azali Assoumani, Comoros
Danny Faure, Seychelles
Alpha Conde, Guinea
Patrice Talon, Benin
Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone
Andry Rajoelina, Madagascar
Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djibouti
Joao Lourenco, Angola
Hage Geingob, Namibia
George Weah, Liberia
Felix Tshisekedi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya
Yoweri Museveni, Uganda
Abdul Fatten Al-Sisi, Egypt and current chairman of the African Union
Paul Kagame, Rwanda
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Somalia
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe
Faure Gnassingbe, Togo
Mahamadou Issoufou, Niger
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa
Ibrahim Boubakar Keita, Mali
Edgar Lungu, Zambia
Macky Sall, Senegal

Delegation leaders who are not presidents include:

Thomas Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho
Everton Herbert Chimulirenji, Vice-President of Malawi
Isatou Touray, Vice-President of The Gambia
Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
Osman Saleh, Foreign Minister if Eritrea
Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia

On Tuesday 27 August, the ICTAD7 ministerial preparatory meeting was held in Yokohama, and Mr Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, attended the meeting as co-chair and rallied support for a successful summit.

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