The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Tunisian government on October 16, in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, for the technical cooperation project “Tunis Metropolitan Area Urban Transport Planning Project. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Name Tunis Metropolitan Area Urban Transportation Planning…
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Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for the African Development Fund: Contributing to Africa’s Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction through Financing Contribution to the 16th Capital Increase of the African Development Fund ｜ News & Press Releases
On October 15, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the African Development Fund (AfDF) for a loan of up to 51,674,240,000 yen for the “Loan for the 16th Capital Increase of the African Development Fund”. The Loan Agreement (L/A) was signed with AfDF (African Development Fund: AfDF). The signing…
Grant Aid Gift Agreement Signed for Afghanistan: Contributing to Community Development through Participation of Local Residents in Collaboration with UN-Habitat ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) on October 15 at JICA Headquarters for the “Living Environment Improvement Program for Urban Vulnerable Populations (UN-Cooperation/UN-Habitat Implementation). The Grant Agreement (G/A) was signed with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) at JICA Headquarters. A…
Completion Ceremony Held for Renovation of Bujumbura Port, Trade Hub of the Republic of Burundi ｜ News & PR
On October 9, 2024, a completion ceremony for the grant aid “Bujumbura Port Rehabilitation Project” was held in Bujumbura*, the economic capital of Burundi. The ceremony was attended by President Evariste Ndaisimiye and key ministers from Burundi, and Ambassador Isao Fukushima, JICA Director Naoki Ando, and JICA Rwanda Office Director Minako Shiotsuka (also in Burundi)…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for the Republic of Fiji: Contributing to the Realization of Investment and Mainstreaming of Disaster Prevention and Rapid Recovery after Disasters ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of Fiji on October 11 in Suva, the capital of Fiji, for the “Disaster Recovery Stand-By Loan Project (Phase 2)”. The outline of the project is as follows Signing Ceremony Project Summary Project Name Disaster recovery stand-by loans (Phase 2) Stand-by…
International Emergency Relief Aid for Forest Fires in Plurinational State of Bolivia -Delivery of Donated Goods- ｜ News & PR
Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for forest fire damage in the Plurinational State of Bolivia have been delivered to the country. The emergency relief supplies to be provided to Bolivia will be a set of firefighting uniforms, equipment, and materials for the firefighting teams that are working on the…
Event on “The Attractiveness of Global Expansion for Startups from Academia” ｜ News & Press Releases
TSUBASA, JICA’s startup support program in Latin America and the Caribbean, is co-sponsoring with BRIDGE the “Innovators Go! Global” event series on the theme of startups going global. On October 15, “Startups from Academia” will be held as the third part of the series, as follows. Startup companies from academia that are expanding overseas will…
TICAD 9 Pre-Event: JICA and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Open Seminar “Japan-Africa Cooperation and Co-Creation: Past and Future” was held ｜ News & PR
summary Date: October 2, 2024 Co-organizers: JICA, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Location: JICA Takebashi Meeting Room and online (hybrid event) Main Participants Opening Remarks: Naoki Ando, Director, JICA Keynote Speech: Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Secretary of AUDA-NEPA Amin Idris Adom, Director, Trade, Connectivity and Infrastructure, AUDA-NEPAD Outline of TICAD 30th Anniversary Draft Report Naoki Yanase, Director,…
Minutes of Technical Cooperation Project Discussion for Bolivia Signed: Using Satellite Data to Help Strengthen Forest Fire Risk Management Capabilities ｜ News & Press Releases
On September 23, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the government of Plurinational State of Bolivia in La Paz on the technical cooperation project, “Capacity Enhancement of Satellite Imaging for Forest Fire Fighting”. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Name Project to Strengthen…
President Tanaka Visits the U.S.: Meets with the World Bank, IMF, U.S. Government Agencies, etc. ｜ News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the U.S. from September 17 to 21 to discuss development issues and responses to global challenges with representatives of international organizations and U.S. government agencies, as well as to communicate Japan’s development cooperation on the 70th anniversary of international cooperation through lectures at think tanks. meeting with representatives of development…