Japan is the latest country to try to increase engagement with Africa in the face of China's massive influence on the continent and amid perceived threats to the international order.
There has been a flurry of visits to the continent by top officials this year, including Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European diplomats. The visits from Western leaders have been seen by many analysts as an attempt to counter Beijing's clout, and to some extent, Russian influence.
The pledge was made during the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development held in Tunisia. "It is true that a series of contradictions of the global economy, such as inequality and environmental problems, are concentrated in Africa at this moment.
While there's increasing consensus among economists that the debt-trap accusations don't stand up, it's still a common criticism leveled by the West and its partners and enrages Beijing. Numeroushave slammed Kishida's remarks as a smear campaign and said Japan's investment pledge had"selfish intentions."
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