By Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a stronger and more balanced economic partnership between Africa and Japan, stressing the importance of trade, investment and industrialisation as the continent faces unprecedented global challenges.
Delivering remarks at the Plenary Session on the Economy at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Ramaphosa outlined South Africa’s economic reforms and urged Japanese partners to deepen cooperation beyond aid and into sustainable development.
“We gather at a critical time, where global economic uncertainty, the reshaping of trade and new industrial revolutions demand bold action and strategic collaboration. Africa is not seeking aid. It is seeking partners. Partners that understand value co-creation, sustainable development and mutual industrialization,” Ramaphosa said.
The TICAD9 summit, convened under the theme “Co-creating Innovative Solutions with Africa”, comes at a time of slowing global growth, escalating trade disruptions, and rising costs of food, fuel and
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