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With the India-Africa summit stalled, Japan’s role in brokering triangular partnerships between India and African states becomes even more critical.

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Despite Africa receiving just 0.5 percent of Japan’s global foreign direct investment, Tokyo believes it can turn the tide by encouraging more private sector involvement in African markets.

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In recent years, this has escalated to treating China as an outright "imaginary rival." In fact, Japan does not need to use other countries as a foil in order to expand its cooperation with Africa.

For our part, Japan aims to be a “partner growing together with Africa” and do all it can to help the continent’s efforts to achieve sustainable development.

To date, however, the majority of Japan’s resource flows to Africa continue to be focused on development assistance rather than on commercial investment by Japan’s private sector.

With an eye on China, COVID-19 and the Russia–Ukraine war, Japan is stepping up its engagement with Africa, writes Céline Pajon (IFRI and VUB).