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TICAD 9 Yokohama Declaration “Co-create innovative solutions with Africa”
TICAD 9 Yokohama Declaration “Co-create innovative solutions with Africa”
AUC Chairperson had a constructive engagement with H.E. Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, President of JICA on the sidelines of the TICAD9 Summit
Today in Yokohama, Japan, the AUC Chairperson H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf had a constructive engagement with H.E. Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, President of @jica_direct_en on the sidelines of the #TICAD9 Summit. He commended JICA’s strategic partnership with the AU & its investments in Africa’s key economic & social sectors.
The Chairperson & Dr. Tanaka reaffirmed their commitment to deepen AU–Japan cooperation, building on TICAD9’s spirit of co-creation for sustainable economic progress.
Concluding Remarks of the Chairperson of the AUC, Delivered on His Behalf by the AUC Commissioner ARBE at the Panel “Strengthening Finance Towards Private Sector-Led Growth
Closing Remarks by
H.E. Mr. Moses Valakati
Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), Acting Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (“ETTIM”)
Excellency Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, our host,
Excellency Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and Chairperson of the African Union
African Union Heads of State and Governments,
African and Japanese dynamic entrepreneurs.
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,

Opening remarks for H.E. Mr. Moses Vilakati
Opening remarks for H.E. Mr. Moses Vilakati
Preview of the 2025 Africa Development Dynamics Report: Infrastructure, Growth and Transformation
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 |12:40-14:10 |Exhibition Hall D - room S-07 | in-person only
TICAD 9, Yokohama, Japan
[Open and thank partners]
Excellencies Ministers,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen.
The 2ND Africa-CARICOM Summit
The 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit is to bring together African nations, Caribbean states, and the global African diaspora to strengthen unity, deepen integration, and jointly pursue reparations and reparatory justice
IOM and African Union Renew Strategic Partnership on Migration Governance in Africa
The African Union AU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have renewed their strategic cooperation to advance migration governance across Africa through a new three-year agreement.
Official Statement on World Humanitarian Day by H.E. Amb. Amma A. Twum-Amoah - Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development
Today, on World Humanitarian Day, the African Union Commission pauses to honour the courage, compassion and unwavering commitment of humanitarian workers across Africa and around the globe. These men and women, often working in the most dangerous and fragile environments, embody the highest ideals of service, solidarity and sacrifice.

The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, pays tribute, on this International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, to all those who have lost their lives and to those who continue to endure the physical, psychological, and social consequences of terrorist and extremist acts.
General Debate: First Session of the Intergovern mental Negotiating Committee for the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (INC).
The First Session of the historic Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation officially opened on August 4, 2025, at the UN headquarters in New York, USA and went through to August 15, 2025.