African Studies Center - TUFS (ASC-TUFS) will host the 63rd ASC Seminar in collaboration with Kanto branch of Japan Association for African Studies and African Weeks 2021 Committee.

The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) will be held in 2022 in Tunisia (reference: the press release by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan). H.E. Mr. Estifanos Afeworki Haile, the Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Japan, will provide his view on TICAD 8, as the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps.

◆Speaker: His Excellency Mr. Estifanos Afeworki Haile (Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Japan)

◆Title: The Role of the African Diplomatic Corps in the TICAD Process

◆Date & Time: Thursday, December 2, 2021 5:40 - 7:10 pm (JST) / 8:40 - 10:10 (GMT)

◆Venue: Online (Zoom Meeting)

◆Language: English

◆Admission: Free

◆Pre-registration is required. Please visit here for registration by November 30, 2021. The application will be closed as soon as the capacity reaches 300. We will send the Zoom Meeting information to the regis