CAIRO — Representatives from Egypt, other African nations and Japan met in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 27 for the launch of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Summit. According to TICAD’s official website, the conference aims to highlight the importance and urgency of development issues in the African continent, as well as to “promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.”
At the conference, Egypt, represented by a delegation headed by former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, signed a number of deals with Japan and other African nations aimed at promoting African development.