Month: August 2025

  The Consulate-General and key tourism stakeholders in Uganda and Kenya this morning launched preparations for the 4 th Uganda- Kenya Coast Tourism Conference, Exhibition and Fam trip. Under the theme "Leveraging Youth, Innovation & Technology for Responsive & Inclusive Tourism" the Conference and Exhibition will be held on 27th – 29 th October 2025 at the Ocean Beach Resort&Spa, Malindi, Kilifi County. The event, was attended by the Governor […]

  The attacks, which took place between 9 and 16 August in the localities of Beni and Lubero territories, claimed the lives of at least 52 civilians, including eight women and two children, but peacekeepers on the ground say the death toll may very well rise.   “These attacks targeting civilians, which add to the atrocities committed during the night of 26 to 27 July in Komanda (Ituri territory, Ituri), […]

  On August 20, commencing at 11:05 a.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah, Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of the Federal Republic of Somalia, who is visiting Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: At the outset, […]

  The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) (www.KhalifaFund.ae) is supporting 10 Emirati SMEs to participate in Grains Africa 2025, a leading global event for advancing agriculture and food security, which will be held from August 21 to 23, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya.  The small and medium enterprises (SMEs), supported by KFED are active in agriculture technology, food security, and sustainable agriculture. The participation aligns with KFED’s efforts to drive […]

  On August 20, commencing at 11:00 a.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Foreign Ministers’ meeting with Hon. Sering Modou NJIE, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, the Republic of The Gambia, who is visiting Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: […]

  On 20 August, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, attended the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) thematic event ‘Human Security and Economic Development in Africa: Addressing Multidimensional Challenges and Shaping the Future Beyond 2030’ and delivered a speech at the beginning of the event. The summary of his speech is as follows: Foreign Minister IWAYA began by stating that Japan has fulfilled […]