Yokohama, Japan: The President of the Republic, Mr. Danny Faure is leading the Seychelles delegation at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) being held in Yokohama, Japan from 28 to 30 August 2019.

The Seychelles delegation, this morning attended the official opening ceremony of the conference at the Yokohama Conference Centre Pacifico which formally launched discussions for this year’s conference centred around the banner theme; Advancing Africa’s Development through People, Technology and Innovation.

Being attended by more than 4,000 delegates including Heads of state and government, as well as representatives of International and regional organizations, civil societies, NGOs, and the private sector, TICAD 7 provides a platform of discussion for important issues related to Africa’s development, and process that allows all TICAD Member States and partners to come together for the further development of the continent.

Following the opening ceremony, for the first day of the conference the Seychelles delegation also attended the First and Second Plenary sessions guided by the conference theme, the future of TICAD and African Development as well as Accelerating economic transformation and improving business environment through innovation and private sector engagement respectively.

Editor’s Note:

The government of Japan has since 1993 been leading the TICAD conference co-hosted by United Nations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank and African Union Commission (AUC).