Japan launches push for its companies to have larger share of Africa

Japan has launched a major push for its companies to have larger share of Africa’s business as it prepares investment and tax treaties with countries on the continent over the next three years.

Premier Shinzo Abe told the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) — which ended in Nairobi on Sunday — that Japanese firms will only seek partnerships that inculcate “quality, resilience and stability” in Africa.