TICAD9 JICA Thematic Events

Date: 2025/8/20 (Wed)11:00-13:00（JST）
Field: TOMONI Africa / ABE Initiative
Venue / Event Format: JICA Yokohama / Hybrid (In-person and Online)
Co-Host: International University of Japan (IUJ), Kobe Institute of Computing (KIC)

1. Through the ABE Initiative (African Business Education Initiative for Youth), which was launched on the occasion of TICAD V in 2013, JICA has fostered nearly 1,900 African industrial human resources.
2. To launch of the project's new commitment, ABE Initiative 4.0 (tentative), at TICAD 9, the event has been considered as an opportunity to look back on the achievements of the ABE Initiative to date and reconfirm its significance.
3. At the same time, JICA would like to present the TOMONI Africa concept, a framework to promote the flow of human resources between Japan and Africa, in addition to the acceptance of human resources from Africa to Japan, which has been the focus of the ABE Initiative project. On this occasion, JICA would like to provide an opportunity to increase mutual interest between Japan and Africa.

1. How do you see about ABE 4.0's promotion of bridging human resources in Africa and TOMONI Africa's development of bridging human resources in Japan?
2. What role can the ABE Initiative and TOMONI Africa play in promoting the private sector in Japan and Africa towards the next TICAD 10?
3. What can be done to promote the flow of human resources between young people in Japan and Africa?

1. The results of ABE Initiative 3.0 (2019-2024) presented at TICAD7 will be presented quantitatively and qualitatively to reiterate the significance of the Program and to discuss further development of the Program.
2. ABE Initiative 4.0 (2025-2030), which is expected to be presented at TICAD9, will be shared and discussed, and the TOMONI Africa concept, with ABE4.0 as one of its pillars, will also be shared and presented to discuss the importance of the flow of human resources between Africa and Japan.