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Boost in Japan-Africa ties
- Source: Africa Renewal, Volume 30, Issue 1, Apr 2016, p. 20 - 21
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- 30 Apr 2016
Abstract
To many Africans, Japan is a country acclaimed for economic and technological prowess. Johnson Obaluyi in Lagos, Nigeria, says Toyota, the ubiquitous automotive manufacturer, comes to mind whenever Japan is mentioned. For Kwesi Obeng, a Ghanaian living in Nairobi, Kenya, it is technology. Beageorge Cooper, a consultant for the World Bank in Monrovia, Liberia, says she thinks of Japan as “a former world economic power.”
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