ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT JAPAN ECA CONMMITEE

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT JAPAN ECA CONMMITEE

History of Establishment:

　　In the 1960’s, many African countries became independent and those countries tried to be economically self-sufficient by utilizing their abundant natural resources. During that period, Japan was experiencing rapid economic growth and needed the African abundant natural resources.
　　On the other hand, African countries needed investments and technologies from Japan. Under these circumstances, Association of African Economy and Development Japan was established to promote economic cooperation among Japan and African countries by influential people of political and financial circles in 1970.

Purpose of Activities:

　　This association aims to strengthen economic partnership, in turn, it promotes friendship among Japanese and African people and contributes to mutual prosperity.

Activities:

The association provides below five activities to achieve the above purposes.

　1) To promote economic exchange with African countries
　2) To conduct research for strengthening relationship with African countries
　3) To organize information about African countries
　4) To conduct research and transfer skills for improvement of standard of living that match African cultures and societies.
　5) To cooperate with all concerned organizations and parties which regards to Japan and African countries

　　The association has provided technical assistance to help develop African traditional local industry and to strengthen foundations of African economic development. Also, for the purpose of creating and strengthening key industries in the African countries, the association has made efforts with other organizations to provide technical and financial assistance for developing the economic infrastructures for this purpose.

Compositions of the Fund:

1.Membership fees, 2. Donations, 3. Subsidy, 4. Subscription, 5. Miscellaneous income

List of Officials:

President	Mr. Tetsuro Yano,　Member of the House of Councilors
Vice-President	Mr. Keitaro Sato,　Ambassador in Charge of Peace Building in Africa
Vice-President	Mr. Hajime Ikeda, Advisor of Nippon Koei Co. Ltd.
Executive Director	Mr. Isamu Koike, Senior Researcher for Overseas Division of ALMEC Corporation
Director	Mr. Tsukasa Akimoto, Member of the House of Councilors
Director	Mr. Masatoshi Ota, Former Japanese Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa
Director	Mr. Tatsuji Fujiyama, Regional Director for Japan & Asia Green Land Plc.
Director	Mr. Daisuke Matsuura, Eco Construction Co. Ltd.
Director	Mr. Osamu Suzuki, President of Toyoriken Co. Ltd.
Director	Mr. Yoshinori Yasuhiro, Journalist, Former Deputy Manager of the Political Division of Yomiuri Newspaper Co. Ltd.
Director	Mr. Katsuro Suzuki, Vice- President of Musashi Kenkou Co. Ltd.
Director	Mr. Kunihiro Masumi, Professor of Nihon University.
Director	Mr. Shinya Yokoyama, Professor of Tokyo University.
Inspector	Mr. Shinichi Yamamoto, President of Morris Co. Ltd.
Secretary General	Mr. Hideaki Naganuma, Toyoriken Co. Ltd.
	As of the May, 2009

Association of African Economy and Development Japan
List of Project Committees

ECA Communication Committee

Chairman	Mr. Masatoshi Ota
Deputy Chairman	Mr. Tatsuji Fujiyama
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Yoshinori Yasuhiro
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Daisuke Matsuura
Member	Mr. Isamu Koike
Member	Mr. Nobuhiro Ueda
Member	Mr. Katsuro Suzuki
Member	Mr. Osamu Suzuki
Member	Mr. Keiji Shikata
Member	Mr. Yasutaka Sado

Agriculture and farm Village Development Committee

Chairman	Mr. Kunihiro Masumi
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Isamu Koike
Member	Mr. Daisuke Mtsuura
Member	Mr. Masami Ishikawa
Member	Mr. Shinji Oka
Member	Mr. Shigeru Kobayashi
Member	Mr. Masanobu Yamamoto

The Promotion Committees, Such as Bioenergy

Chairman	Mr. Shinya Yokoyama
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Shinji Oka
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Msami Ishikawa
Member	Mr. Noriyuki Okabe
Member	Mr. Shigeru Kobayashi
Member	Mr. Masanobu Yamamoto

Technical training talented-people acceptance enterprise Committee

Chairman	Mr. Daisuke Matsuura
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Shinichi Yamamoto
Member	Mr. Osamu suzuki
Member	Mr. Yasutaka Sado
Member	Mr. Shinji Oka
Member	Mr. Shigeru Kobayashi

Real Estate Support Committee

Chairman	Mr. Yasutaka Sado
Deputy Chairman	Mr. Osamu Suzuki
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Noriyuki Okabe
Member	Mr. Nobuyoshi Tazoe
Member	Mr. Keiji Shikata

Publicity Committee

Chairman	Mr. Yoshinori Yasuhiro
Vice-Chairman	Mr. Masatoshi Ota
Member	Mr. Keiji Shikat
Member	Mr. Masanobu Yamamoto

Association of African Economy and Development Japan
Member List

List of Corporate Members (20 companies):

Tokyo Electric Power Company Ltd.	Kansai Electric Power Co. Ltd.
Nippon Steel Co. Ltd.	Taisei Corporation Co. Ltd.
West Nippon Expressway Company Limited.	Nippon Koei Co. Ltd.
Resona Bank Co. Ltd.	The-Zenitaka Corporation.
PASCO Corporation.	Japan Port Consultants, Ltd.
MORIS Co. Ltd.	Hamaya Co. Ltd.
Kita-Shikoku Industry Co. Ltd.	Toyo Riken Co. Ltd.
JASA Corporation.	Eco Construction Co. Ltd.
Tokyo Eizo Dai-Ichi Co.,Ltd.	Rimanit Mortery Co.,Ltd.
RAND Research Institute.	Shetora Trading

Individual members (34 members):

Mr. Jiro Aichi(Senator),	Mr. Tsukasa Akimoto(Senetor),	Mr. Katsuhito Asano(Senator),
Mr. Yoichi Hirota,	Mr. Tatsuji Fujiyama,	Mr. Takamasa Ikeda,
Mr. Tsunenori Kawai(sen nator),	Mr. Issei Kitagawa(Senator),	Mr. Isamu Koike,
Mr. Teruhiko Mashiko(Senator),	Mr. Kunihiro Masumi,	Mr. Shinpei Matsushita(Senator),
Mr. Masaji Matsuyama(Senator),	Mr. Toshiei Mizuochi(Senatpr),	Mr. Hideaki Naganuma,
Mr. Satoshi Ninoyu(Senator),	Mr. Yasuhiro Ooe(Senator),	Mr. Masatoshi Ota,
Mr. Noriyuki Okabe,	Mr. Yasutaka Sado,	Mr. Keitaro Sato,
Mr. Kazuyasu Shiina(Senator),	Mr. Keiji Shikata,	Mr. Nobuo Shinoda,
Mr. Kazuya Shinnba(Senator),	Mr. Minoru Sugimoto,	Mr. Katsuro Suzuki,
Mr. Chiaki Takahashi(Senator),	Mr. Nobuyoshi Tazoe,	Mr. Yoshinori Yasuhiro,
Mr. Tetsuro Yano(Senator),	Mr. Toshio Yamauchi(Senator),	Mr. Masanobu Yamamoto,
Mr. Shinya Yokoyama
		As of the May, 2009

Association of African Economy and Development Japan
Honorable Members:

1.	Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Sid Ali KETRANDJI
2.	Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan Ambassador His Excellency
3.	Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Wasswa Rocky BIRIGGWA
4.	Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Dr.Walid Mahmoud ABDELNASSER
5.	Embassy of the Republic of Ethiopia in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. ABDIRASHID Dulane
6.	Embassy of the State of Eritrea to Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Estifanos Afeworki Haile
7.	Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Japan Ambassador His Excellency
8.	Embassy of the Republic of Gabon in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Jean Christian OBAME
9.	Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Dr. Pierre NDZENGUE
10.	Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Dennis Noel Oduya AWORI
11.	Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Marcel MULUMBA TSHIDIMBA
12.	Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Godfrey Simasiku SIMASIKU
13.	Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Ahmed ARAITA ALI
14.	Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Stuart Harold COMBERBACH
15.	Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Steven Kiliona WONDU
16.	Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Gabriel Alexandre SAR
17.	Embassy of the Republic of Tanzania in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Elly Elikunda Elineema MTANGO
18.	Embassy of the Republic of the Tunisia in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Dr. Noureddine HACHED
19.	Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Godwin Nsude AGBO
20.	Embassy of the Republic of Benin in Japan Ambassdor His Excellency Mr. Allassane YASSO
21.	Embassy of the Republic of Botswana Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Oscar Motswagae
22.	Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Jimmy RAMIANDRISON
23.	Embassy of the Republic of Malawi in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Roosevelt Laston GONDWE
24.	Embassy of the Republic of Mali in Japan Provisional Ambassador Mrs.Guisse Maimouna Dial
25.	Embassy of the Republic of South African in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Gert Johannes GROBLER
26.	Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Daniel ANTONIO
27.	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud OULD JAAFAR
28.	Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Dr. Samir Arrour
29.	Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Japan
30.	Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Japan Ambassador His Excellency Dr. Emile Rwamasirabo

Supporting Organizations

Japan International Cooperation Agency	Nippon Keidanren
Japan External Trade Organization	Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Japan Bank for International Cooperation	Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
Institute of Developing Economies	The Africa Society of Japan
Japan Broadcasting Corporation	Japan Railway Technical Service
The Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan
The Middle East Research Institute of Japan Overseas Fishery Cooperation Association
Engineering and Constructing Firms Association, Japan

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