Date & Time
August 20 - 22, 2025 ET
Wednesday, August 20 - Friday, August 22, 2025 (JST)
The 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) will be held in Yokohama from August 20 to 22, 2025. TICAD 9 will feature vibrant discussions on a wide range of development themes in Africa. As a co-organizer, the World Bank is actively involved in shaping and implementing the core themes of the conference.
- The World Bank-Hosted Events
- WB Co-Hosted and Participating Events
- News
- Partnership with Japan
- Past TICAD Conferences
Driving Japanese Investment in Africa Through World Bank Group Guarantees
This event will feature a case study as well as panel discussion on how partnerships with Japanese companies, and efforts to mitigate country risk can contribute to promoting investment in Africa.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico YokohamaLanguage: English and Japanese
Organizer: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Africa’s Urban Awakening: Catalyzing Economic Growth and Jobs
The session will examine the challenges and potential of urbanization in Africa, share insights from the latest World Bank reports and cases from Japanese cities, and explore how to leverage urbanization to expand economic opportunities and improve employment outcomes.
12:40pm - 2:10pm, Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico YokohamaLanguage: English and Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: The World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Scalable Ventures, Real Markets: Investing in Africa’s Sustainable Growth
This session will bring together a venture capital firm, Japanese public-sector partners, and a multilateral development bank to discuss how best to support startups and venture enterprises from Africa and Japan that contribute to addressing social development challenges in Africa. The panel will explore key issues such as strengthening ecosystems and mobilizing financing to enable these businesses to grow and scale.
3:20pm - 4:50pm, Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama
Language: English and Japanese
Organizer: IFC
Global Aid Architecture and Challenges in Africa
The session will delve into how these trends impact development outcomes in Africa and discuss practical recommendations to reform aid systems for maximum SDG impact.
12:40pm - 2:10pm, Thursday, August 21, 2025
Venue: Pacifico Yokohama, Exhibition Hall D
Format: In-person
Languages: English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: World Bank, JETRO Institute of Developing Economies
Mobilizing private capital for advancing quality infrastructure investment
The Global Infrastructure Facility and the Quality Infrastructure Investment Partnership, both housed within the Global Infrastructure Finance Department at the World Bank, will co-host a session on mobilizing private capital for advancing quality infrastructure investment. The discussion will highlight the importance of project preparation and risk mitigation to attract investment. It will also explore ways to enhance collaboration among public and private stakeholders to support sustainable and resilient infrastructure in emerging and developing economies. The session includes an interactive panel discussion, with representatives from AfDB, JICA and MUFG Bank, sharing insights into how best to advance the private investment.
3pm - 3:45pm, Thursday, August 21, 2025
Venue: Stage C of Exhibition Hall B, Pacifico Yokohama
Language: English and Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: Global Infrastructure Facility and QII Partnership
A Decade of Support on Disaster Risk Management and Resilient Infrastructure in Africa
The event will showcase the achievements of the efforts led by countries across Africa in promoting disaster risk reduction and resilient infrastructure over the past decade, with support from the World Bank and GFDRR’s Japan-World Bank Program for Developing Countries in Disaster Risk Reduction (managed by the Tokyo DRM Hub) supported by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The panel will discuss the successes and challenges, and how to further strengthen disaster and climate resilience in this changing world.
12:40pm - 2:10pm, Friday, August 22, 2025
Venue: Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama
Language: English and Japanese
Organizer: World Bank, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub
The World Bank has been collaborating with Japan across a range of initiatives to support development in Africa.
TICAD Seminar Series
Since October 2015, the World Bank has hosted the TICAD Seminar Series to share insights with Japanese audiences on challenges and opportunities across Africa, including in business, education, climate change, and more. These seminars have promoted active dialogue among participants.
List of TICAD Seminars
High-Level Consultations with JICA
Since 2014, the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have held annual high-level meetings, with the participation of senior officials including the Vice President for Africa. These consultations aim to identify and monitor progress on joint initiatives in Africa.
Agricultural Projects
Through the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD), the Government of Japan has supported rice sector development under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) in countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Other Activities
| July 2017: | Supported the Japan–Africa Business Forum 2017 |
| March 2014: | Hosted the Africa Investment Business Seminar (with support from the TICAD Public-Private Roundtable) |
| January 2014: | Joined the Africa Business Promotion Support Network |
TICAD 8
Held in Tunis, Tunisia from August 27–28, 2022.
TICAD 7
Held in Yokohama, Japan from August 28–30, 2019. Dynamic discussions on a wide range of development issues across Africa were held.
TICAD 6
The first TICAD conference held in Africa. Took place in Nairobi, Kenya from August 27–28, 2016. The World Bank focused on topics such as Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and private sector development. In the field of international health, the conference highlighted efforts under “UHC for Africa” to strengthen health systems and promote universal coverage in African countries.
TICAD 5
Held in Yokohama, Japan in June 2013. The World Bank hosted a session titled “Building Climate and Disaster Resilience for African Development,” advocating for the mainstreaming of disaster risk management in African development. Then-World Bank President Jim Yong Kim emphasized continued support for Africa through the International Development Association (IDA) during his opening speech.
About TICAD: TICAD stands for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, an international conference focused on African development. It has been led by the Government of Japan since 1993, and is co-organized with the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the World Bank. The World Bank has served as a co-organizer since 2000.