Ex-PM Kishida Vows Job Training for Africa, Plus Japan’s Support for a Permanent African Seat on the U.N. Security Council

The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:14 JST,
August 21, 2025
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday announced plans to provide job training to 300,000 people in Africa over the next three years in the fields of industrial development, healthcare, agriculture and artificial intelligence to promote the continent’s economic growth.
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