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Africa in the ‘Global South’: Potentials and Constraints of African Development in the Changing World
On 12 February 2025, the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), The World Bank, The Asahi Shimbun Company co-hosted an international Symposium titled “Africa in the ‘Global South’: Potentials and Constraints of African Development in the Changing World.”
This symposium brought together researchers and members of an international organization and mass media who have been involved in Africa and discuss the present and future of Africa. What potentials and opportunities exist in Africa, and what are the factors that may prevent their realizations? What challenges do African countries need to overcome in order to become a continent that bears the future of the planet? Later in 2025, the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) will be held in Yokohama. It was a good opportunity to use this occasion to rethink the relationship between Japan and Africa.
On this page, you can access videos of the keynote addresses and panel discussions delivered at the symposium.
Synopsis of the Symposium
Date and Time：Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 14:00-16:50
Venue：World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center
Organizers：Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), The World Bank, The Asahi Shimbun Company
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Opening Remarks
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Purpose of the Symposium
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Keynote Speech “Africa in the Global South: Perspectives on the Prospects for Continental Development”
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Presentation 1
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Presentation 2
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Presentation 3
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Presentation 4
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Panel discussion and Q&A
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Opening Remarks
Mr. Hiroshi Takami, Special Representative, Japan, The World Bank
Mr. Kengo Sakajiri, Executive Director and Executive Editor, The Asahi Shimbun Company
Purpose of the Symposium
Fukunari Kimura, President, IDE-JETRO
Keynote Speech “Africa in the Global South: Perspectives on the Prospects for Continental Development”
Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
Presentation 1 “Africa’s High Inequality: Broadening Opportunities to Raise Productivity and Earnings and Accelerate Poverty Reduction”
Ms. Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President of Eastern and Southern Africa, The World Bank
Presentation 2 “Youth Employment”
Takahiro Fukunishi, IDEAS Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Development Studies Center, IDE-JETRO
Presentation 3 “Expectations for Political Participation and Democracy among the Youth: Mozambique’s Experience under Competitive Authoritarianism”
Akiyo Aminaka, Senior Research Fellow, African Studies Group, Area Studies Center, IDE-JETRO
Presentation 4 “Frontline Report on the ‘Super Year’ of Elections in Africa”
Mr. Susumu Imaizumi, Johannesburg Bureau Chief, The Asahi Shimbun Company
Panel discussion and Q&A
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