Ticad: Japan seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa

The nest, venue of 2008 Beijing Olympics and a dragon shaped building in the background. Are China and Japan good enough counterweights to the West? [XN Iraki, Standard]

The seventh Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (Ticad) took place in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan on August 28-30, 2019.

The country has 47 prefectures, like our counties, each headed by an elected governor. Among the delegates is President Uhuru Kenyatta.