New Japan plan to boost human resource development

By Wagdy Sawahel. The 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, held in Yokohama last weekend, produced a five-year action plan that includes new initiatives to promote African higher education and science and technology development. Attended by 51 African leaders and their Japanese counterparts, the TICAD conference, from 1-3 June, had the theme “Hand in Hand with a More Dynamic Africa”, and marked the 20th anniversary of the TICAD process. Read more...