President John Dramani Mahama has left the capital, Accra for \u00a0Nairobi in Kenya ahead\u00a0of the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI).<\/p>\n
This year’s Conference, set to commence on Saturday, is the first to be held in Africa and will involve bilateral political dialogue and discussions on boosting the private sector\u2019s role in Africa\u2019s growth agenda.<\/p>\n
Heads of State will take part in a special\u00a0high level\u00a0engagement with the continent\u2019s private sector and their counterparts from Japan, and also discuss the promotion of structural economic transformation through economic diversification and\u00a0industrialisation.<\/p>\n
President Mahama \u00a0is expected to hold talks with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, later on Friday and meet\u00a0 with the Executive Director of The Global Fund, Mark R. Dybul.<\/p>\n
The President is expected back in Accra on Monday.<\/p>\n
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By: citifmonline.com\/Ghna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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