towards a vibrant africa
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Towards a Vibrant AfricaA Continent of Hope and Opportunity
May 28-30, 2008 Yokohama, Japan
TICAD IV
Challenges Facing Africa
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© UNICEF
Poverty
Infectious Diseases
Environment
©WFP
©WFPPolitical Instability
Africa Today (1)Encouraging Signs
Robust economic growth after 1993
GDP per capita (Sub Sahara)(USD)
Partly edited from “African Economy transformed by Firms; Expansion of South African and Chinese Firms” by Katsumi Hirano
1993
Decrease in conflicts.
Increase in political stability
Power struggles & ethnic conflicts after
independence
Africa Today (2) Peace is Taking Root
*Edited from “Shinsho Africa-shi
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TICAD: Tokyo International Conference on African Development
TICAD IV in Yokohama
May 28-30, 2008
Donor Countries
NGOs
International Organizations
Now is the Time to Boost These Encouraging Signs
Yokohama Declaration
African countries
Asian Countries
2008 TICAD IV
2003 TICAD III
1993 TICAD I
1998 TICAD II
End of Cold War
Economic growth & progress in peace in Africa
History of TICAD
Aid FatigueAid Fatigue
Encouraging signs
Philosophy of TICAD
OWNERSHIP
Respect Africa’s own effort for development
PARTNERSHIPPromote cooperation
between various stakeholders of
African development
©Yasuharu Shoji/JICA©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA ©Masunari Sonoda/JICA
Japan as G8 Chair Highlights Importance of Africa
2000Okinawa
2008Toyako
Yokohama Declaration
Yokohama Action Plan
• 1. Boosting Economic Growth– (1) Infrastructure– Road networks and electric infrastructure development (including One-Stop-Border-
Posts (OSBPs))– (2) Trade & Investment– SMEs development through the “EPSA” scheme – JBIC investment loans – Coordination between ODA and CSR– Tourism promotion campaign– (3) Agriculture– Comprehensive assistance for improvements in agricultural productivity – Irrigation; marketing; research & development
• 2. Achieving the MDGs• (Ensuring Human Security)
– Community Development– Promotion of “One-Village-One-Product” movement– Comprehensive rural development– Education– Regional expansion of “School for All” projects– Propagation of SMASSE – Science technology and research– Health (Including assistance through international organizations)– Infectious diseases control– Focus on “Child and Maternity Health”– Medical human resources development in relation with the Hideyo Noguchi Africa
Prize
• 3. Peace Consolidation / Good Governance • (Ensuring Human Security)
– Enhancing African countries’ capacity for promoting peace and stability– Restoration of security and prosperity for post-conflict countries
•• 4. Addressing Environmental Issues and Climate change
– Financial Mechanism for “Cool Earth Partnership”– Adaptation to environmental change– Droughts and natural disasters; water supply– Mitigation of environmental degradation– Reforestation, forest conservation and environment management – Improving energy Access– Clean energy
Yokohama Follow-up Mechanism
3 Pillars of TICAD IV
Ensuring Human Security
Addressing EnvironmentalIssues/Climate Change
Boosting Economic Growth
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Boosting Economic Growth (1)Cross-Border Infrastructure
Roads/Highways
Power-plantsBurundi
Mali
Sudan
Kenya
Guinea Burkina Faso
Ghana
Rep. Congo
Liberia Cote D’Ivoire
Tanzania
Sierra Leone
D.R.Congo
Angola
Namibia
South Africa
Botswana Mozambique Mauritius
Zambia
Nigeria
Niger
Ethiopia
Eritrea
DjiboutiGambia
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
EgyptLibya
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Mauritania
Chad
Central African R.
Gabon
Cameroon
Malawi
Rwanda
Lesotho
Swaziland
Somalia
TogoBenin
Western Sahara
●OSBP (Chirundu)
GuineaBissau
●OSBP (Namanga)
Uganda
TAH: Trans African Highway
OSBP: One Stop Border Post
N'Djamena
Windhoek
WalvisbaaiBeira
Harare
Nacala
Durban
Lusaka
Mombassa
Dar Es Salaam
Lagos
Senegal
CairoAgadir
Takoradi
LobitoMtwara
Johannesburg
Luanda
Namibe
Adis Abeba
Al KhurtumDakar
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©WFP
Boosting Economic Growth (2)Trade, Investment & Tourism
Public-private partnershipMOZAL Aluminum Smelting Plant (Mozambique)
© Mitsubishi Corporation
Boosting Economic Growth (3)Agriculture
Comprehensive measures to improve agricultural production
High proteinNERICA contains 8-10% whereas 6-8% for native rice Tolerant to
drynessAble to grow at Savannah area with 500-600 mm rain per year
High yieldAble to grow with less fertilizer and pesticide
Strong to pests
Less days to harvest30-50 days less growing period compare to native rice
Characteristics of NERICA
(New Rice for Africa)
*Edited from UNDP
© Kenshiro Imamura/JICA Further diffusion is expected for NERICA
© JICA
e.g. NERICA (New Rice for Africa)
Boosting Economic Growth (4)One-Village-One-Product
Traditional products can be transformed into
globally competitive products by creating added value
-Shea butter soap (Ghana)
-Zipatso orange juice (Malawi) Logo represents how products from small villages grow like a whirl
© KenshiroImamura/JICA
© OVOP
© OVOP © OVOP © Wataru Mukai
Direct cross border threats to the individuals
Landmines/Small Arms
Protectionof individuals by government or
the international community
Freedom from
Fear
Freedom from
Want
Conflict
Terrorism
HumanTrafficking
Poverty
InfectiousDiseases
Natural Disasters/
EnvironmentalDisruption
Currency Crisis
Empowermentof individuals and communities
to enable them to address the threatsby themselves
Ensuring Human Security
Ensuring Human Security (1)Food Security
Emergency Food Aid in Response to Rising Food Prices
100 million dollars in next three months
（50 million dollars of aid to African Countries in May )
©WFP/Ramin Rafirasme
© WFP/Crispin Hughes
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©WFP/Thierry Geenen
Ensuring Human Security (2) Health
Measure against infectious diseases Improve maternal newborn and child healthStrengthen health system
Comprehensive / Integrated approach© JICA
Maternal &Child Health Handbook©UNICEF ©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA
©Masunari Sonida/JICA
Ensuring Human Security (3)Education
Japan’s basic approach: Education that leads to self-reliance and growth
Over the next 5 years, in Africa, Japan will- Construct approximately 1000 schools containing roughly 5,500 classrooms - Train approximately about 100,000 teachers（SMASE: Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Education Project）
- Improve school management of 10,000 schools with community participation
©Hiromi Nagakura/JICA ©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA ©UNICEF
Ensuring Human Security (4)1st Hideyo Noguchi
Africa Prize
Hideyo Noguchi-Prominent Japanese bacteriologist dedicated his life to welfare in Africa
Prize for medical research & services
1st prize winners:-Dr. Brian GreenwoodCreation of effective strategies to control malaria
-Dr. Miriam K. WereHealth and welfare to people in Africa at local level
© Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Foundation
Addressing Environmental Issues/Climate Change (1)
Remove Bottlenecks to Growth
-Drought-Floods-Desertification
Field dried up by drought © UNICEF
©WFP/Stephanie Savariaud©WFP
Addressing Environmental Issues/Climate Change(2)
“Cool Earth Partnership”
- Adaptation to environmental change
- Mitigation of environmental degradation
- Improving energy access
©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA
©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA
©Yasuharu Shoji/JICA
Japan’s Assistance to Africa is Increasing
4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6
2.5 2.2 2.7 2.60.04 1.1
3.3
-1.9
1.3 1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
20.4
0.4
-5
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5
10
15
20
25
30
2003年 2004年 2005年 2006年 Year
債務救済
AfDB拠出
有償
技協
無償
25.9
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9.412.2
8.4
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Japan’s ODA performance to Africa from 2003-2007
Debt relief
Contributions to AfDB
Loan aid
Technical cooperation
Grant aid
2007
17.1
2003 2004 2005 2006
3.6
1.4
8.2
1.3
3.6
2.7
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Expectations from Africa
“TICAD has shed light to Africa‘s business opportunities and made them known worldwide”
H.E. E.E.E. MtangoAmbassador of Tanzania to JapanDean of African Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo
Towards a Vibrant Africa
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©Yasuharu Shoji/JICA
©Masunari Sonida/JICA
©Yasuharu Shoji/JICA©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA
©Kenshiro Imamura/JICA