Japan to give US$1b in aid to Sahel

Japan said on Sunday it would give $1 billion in aid to help stabilise the Islamist-infested Sahel region of Africa, months after the deaths of 10 Japanese in a hostage crisis there.

The money is part of a $14 billion aid package to be given to Africa over five years, which Abe announced on Saturday at the start of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.

"Japan will provide 100 billion yen ($1 billion) in assistance over five years for the development and stability of the Sahel," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a gathering of African leaders in Tokyo.

The cash comes in addition to a $120 million aid pledge Tokyo announced in January, days after...

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Japan is making efforts to help Africa. A large donation will go towards making the region more stable.