The Institute for Security Studies published on 26 August 2022 a commentary titled "Japan's TICAD May Be Upstaged by China, But Remains Important" by Peter Fabricius.
The 8th session of Japan's Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) took place over the weekend in Tunisia. TICAD has focused over the years on training and education. Japan finances far fewer large infrastructure projects than China, emphasizes the private sector as a driver of growth, and involves multilateral institutions and civil society in the development process.
