TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for closer ties between Africa and countries around the Indian Ocean and promised more investment in the region.
Ishiba says economic zone plan aims to ‘strengthen interregional connectivity’
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Economic Partnership in Indian Ocean-Africa Forum in Yokohama on Aug. 20. (Photo by Akiyoshi Sugiura)
SHOTARO TANI
August 20, 2025 09:26 JST
Updated on August 20, 2025 16:07 JST
