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Spotlight | Africa, Japan, Tunisia
Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Japanese diplomats are busy preparing the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development to be held next month in Tunis. Japan has been promoting the event but there have been shortcomings in its organisation despite Tokyo's ambitious objectives for the continent. [...]

Published on 14/07/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight | Africa, Japan, Tunisia
Japanese diplomats scramble to shore up their TICAD Africa aid summit in Tunis

Tunisia
Japanese giant Sumitomo's factory finally gets green light

Mali
Tokyo appoints new ambassador in Bamako

DRC
Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

Africa
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Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

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State-owned Egyptalum struggles to find investors

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Referendum victory leaves Saied facing electoral, diplomatic and economic challenges

Africa, Japan
Key attendees pull out of TICAD

Tunisia
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Tunisia
Sonede steps up a gear on Japan-financed Sfax desalination plant

Tunisia
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