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Japan vows ambitious Africa aid

YOKOHAMA — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda kicked off a major Africa development conference Wednesday by pledging to double Japan's annual net official development assistance to the continent to $1.8 billion by 2012 and extend up to $4 billion in new y... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, May 28 2008

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21 May 08		Towards A Vibrant Africa  »  YouTube videoOn May 28th the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development will open in Japan. The Conference's agenda will be the continued development of Africa. UNDP and Japanese partners are working to improve peoples every day lives throughout the...
28 May 08		Politics › Fukuda tells 40 African leaders Japan wil double ODA as conference opens in Yokohama  »  Japan Today Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Wednesday to double Tokyo's official development assistance to Africa by 2012, including up to $4 billion in soft loans, at…
20 May 08		Africa ODA to be doubled: Fukuda  »  Japan Times The government promised Tuesday to double its official development assistance to Africa to around ¥200 billion by 2012 on a disbursement basis. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda made the announcement, which comes ahead of the May 28-30 Tokyo Internationa...
18 May 08		Politics › Fukuda to announce $10 billion climate change aid for Africa  »  Japan Today Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is expected to announce a plan for Japan to offer $10 billion over the next five years to help African nations…
21 Mar 08		Africa chiefs to get Fukuda aid, UNSC pitch  »  Japan Times Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is planning to hold an extended series of individual talks with the leaders of about 40 African nations on the sidelines of the African development conference Japan is hosting in late May, government sources said. Read the...
05 Jan 08		$260 million in aid extended to Africa  »  Japan Times DAR ES SALAAM (Kyodo) Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Friday that Japan will extend a total of $260 million (¥30 billion) in aid to Africa for refugee relief, food assistance and support for... Read more . . .

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