{"id":380509,"date":"2025-08-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=380509"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:30:13","slug":"prime-minister-to-lead-namibian-delegation-to-ticad-9-summit-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=380509","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister to lead Namibian delegation to TICAD 9 Summit in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Prime Minister, Dr Elijah Ngurare, will lead a Namibian delegation to Yokohama, Japan, this week to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was announced by the Executive Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Gladice Pickering, who revealed that TICAD 9 will take place from 20 to 22 August 2025. She highlighted that the Prime Minister will be accompanied by the Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, as well as senior government officials from various Offices, Ministries and Agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNamibia\u2019s continued participation at TICAD represents the country\u2019s commitment to sustainable development, regional integration, and strengthened cooperation with Japan and other international partners. On the margins of the conference, Namibia will also take part in the TICAD 9 Business Expo, where Namibian enterprises will showcase a variety of products and services,\u201d Pickering added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She noted that the 2025 TICAD 9 Summit is co-hosted by the United Nations, the World Bank, and the African Union, and will focus on economic growth and transformation, social development, human security, peace, stability, and good governance. 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