President Boakai to Lead High-Level Delegation to TICAD-9 and Expo 2025 in Japan - Global News Network Liberia

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S JAPAN TRIP TO TICAD DRAWS SCRUTINY OVER COST AND OVERSIZED DELEGATION - Smart News Liberia

By Socrates Smythe Saywon President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s departure for the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan on August 16, 2025, comes at a delicate moment for Liberia. TICAD is a respected global forum, co-organized by Japan, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the African Union, designed to foster trade, investment, and development partnerships across Africa. For a nation like Liberia, desperate …

President Boakai to Lead High-Level Delegation to TICAD-9 and Expo 2025 in Japan - Global News Network Liberia

Executive Mansion, Monrovia: –President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., will depart the country on Saturday, August 16, 2025, to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9), scheduled for August 16–23, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan, and Expo 2025 in Osaka, also in Japan. TICAD is a premier forum co-organized by the Government of Japan, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the African Union Commission to foster high-l…