{"id":12823,"date":"2025-08-25T07:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/?p=12823"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:35:17","slug":"mahama-reaffirms-africas-readin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/mahama-reaffirms-africas-readin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama Reaffirms Africa\u2019s Readiness for Global Business at TICAD 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"538\"><strong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"408\">President John Dramani Mahama has declared that Africa is ready for business<\/strong>, calling on leaders across the continent to embrace reforms that will make Africa a credible destination for global investment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"851\">Speaking during the closing session of the <strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"656\">Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9)<\/strong> in Yokohama, Japan, Mahama emphasized that <strong data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"732\">a rules-based trading system<\/strong> and support for the <strong data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"801\">African Continental Free Trade Area <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/mahama-reaffirms-africas-readiness-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(AfCFTA)<\/a><\/strong> are crucial to Africa\u2019s future economic growth.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"1059\">\n<p data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"1059\">\u201cAfrica is open for business. We wish to partner with any nation on a win-win basis. But let\u2019s not kid ourselves, trade and investments will not come to Africa because we wish for it,\u201d Mahama cautioned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/mahama-reaffirms-africas-readin\/#Japanese_Investment_Commitments\" >Japanese Investment Commitments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/mahama-reaffirms-africas-readin\/#Looking_Ahead_to_TICAD_2028\" >Looking Ahead to TICAD 2028<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/mahama-reaffirms-africas-readin\/#Key_Takeaway\" >Key Takeaway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1133\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yokohama_Declaration_A_New_Roadmap_for_Africa-Japan_Relations\"><\/span>Yokohama Declaration: A New Roadmap for Africa-Japan Relations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1296\">The three-day TICAD 9 conference ended with the adoption of the <strong data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1223\">Yokohama Declaration<\/strong>, which outlined commitments to strengthen Japan-Africa cooperation in:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1429\">\n<li data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1323\">\n<p data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1323\"><strong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1321\">Economy and trade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1351\">\n<p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1351\"><strong data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1349\">Peace and stability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1381\">\n<p data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1381\"><strong data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1379\">Health and governance<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1429\">\n<p data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1429\"><strong data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1427\">Youth entrepreneurship and job creation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1551\">The declaration also reaffirmed that <strong data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1501\">democracy and the rule of law<\/strong> are the foundation for sustainable development.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1594\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Japanese_Investment_Commitments\"><\/span>Japanese Investment Commitments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1701\">Japanese Prime Minister <strong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1638\">Shigeru Ishiba<\/strong>, in his closing remarks, unveiled new initiatives including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2007\">\n<li data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1801\">\n<p data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1801\">The creation of an <strong data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1761\">Indian Ocean\u2013Africa Economic Zone<\/strong> to boost Japanese business expansion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1895\">\n<p data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1895\">An <strong data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1866\">AI training programme for 300,000 African professionals<\/strong> over the next three years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"2007\">\n<p data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2007\"><strong data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1934\">$100 million investment in Ghana<\/strong>, targeting technology, infrastructure, and youth empowerment projects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2046\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Looking_Ahead_to_TICAD_2028\"><\/span>Looking Ahead to TICAD 2028<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2291\">With TICAD 9 concluded, focus now shifts to <strong data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2138\">implementation of the Yokohama Declaration<\/strong>. The next conference will be held in <strong data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2194\">Africa in 2028<\/strong>, where the continent is expected to showcase progress in reforms, investment, and development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2484\">Mahama reaffirmed that <strong data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2381\">Africa must prove itself ready to compete on the global stage<\/strong>, not only through declarations but by building strong institutions, stability, and credible reforms.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2509\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaway\"><\/span>Key Takeaway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2674\">Mahama\u2019s message was clear: <em data-start=\"2538\" data-end=\"2672\">Africa\u2019s future lies in creating a stable and competitive environment that attracts trade, investment, and sustainable partnerships.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2674\">\n<p data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2674\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/\">Trendz Gh<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has declared that Africa is ready for business, calling on leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama-300x215.jpeg",300,215,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"chromenews-featured":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"chromenews-large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama.jpeg",593,424,false],"chromenews-medium":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mahama-590x410.jpeg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"C.power","author_link":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/author\/alimasalifu94\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12825,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12823\/revisions\/12825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}