CORPS IN TOKYO
INTEGRATING AFRICA
Regional Integration and Infrastructure Development in Africa
Date:
23 May 2002
Venue:
United Nations House, 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
The United Nations University (UNU) and the African Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo (ADC) are organizing an international conference on "Integrating Africa: Regional Integration and Infrastructure Development in Africa." The symposium is intended to familiarize stakeholders in Japan with the background and substance of regional integration efforts in Africa and to provide concrete examples in the area of transport and information and communication technology. The symposium will provide input in the on-going New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) initiative, next year's Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), and next month's G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, where African development is being featured as one of the main items. Confirmed speakers include: Emmanuel Ondo Metogho, Noboru Hatakeyama, Abdou Aziz Sow, Shunji Yanai, Zéphirin Diabré, Hisao Azuma, Kaoru Ishikawa, and Bonnie Campbell.