Overview

• Leaders adopted the Yokohama Declaration prioritizing co‑creation, promotion of the African Continental Free Trade Area, stable critical‑minerals supply, human resource development, rule of law, and cooperation on UN Security Council reform.
• Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced the Indo‑Ocean–Africa Economic Zone Initiative, training for 300,000 people, and coordinated loans with the African Development Bank of up to $5.5 billion.
• Ishiba conducted marathon diplomacy with 34 leaders over three days, meeting the AU chair and UN Secretary‑General to align on next steps.
• TICAD9 drew 49 participating countries with 33 sending heads of state, while five nations suspended by the AU after coups were not invited to official sessions.
• Kenya says it agreed with Japan on a roughly ¥25 billion yen‑denominated loan to boost its auto industry and support Japanese firms operating there.