Overview

• The government is finalizing its “Indo-Ocean–Africa Economic Zone Initiative” to define a free and fair economic area linking Africa with India and Middle Eastern partners at TICAD9.
• A draft Yokohama Declaration structures cooperation around three pillars—economy, peace and stability, and society—while underscoring rule of law, democracy and transparency in development finance.
• Officials will propose accelerating the Nacala Corridor infrastructure project to connect Zambia’s copper fields through Malawi to Mozambique’s port, enhancing mineral supply-chain resilience.
• Tokyo intends to launch an Africa–Japan Technology Innovation Hub to apply Japanese robotics and AI expertise and shape an international framework for safe and trustworthy AI.
• Social-sector commitments include boosting in-Africa production of medicines and vaccines and using Japanese satellite data to strengthen drought and flood response capabilities.