Japan held the first Tokyo International Conference on African Development in 1993 to get the international community to reengage with poverty-stricken Africa.
Since then, Japan has hosted the TICAD meetings every five years. The fourth will be held in Yokohama in late May amid growing international interest in Africa's fast economic growth and abundant natural resources.
Following are answers to basic questions about TICAD:
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