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Report of Africa Business Seminar in TOHOKU (ABST) Held in Sendai on 25TH JULY 2019

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The seminar which was co-organized by the African Association of Miyagi (AFAM) and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and co-sponsored by the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Japan Association of Corporate Executives had two major aims.Firstly, it aimed at exposing the Japanese investment community to opportunities …

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FACTS & FIGURES – AFRICA

AFRICAN SEMINAR & CULTURAL PERFORMANCE 2018

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Introduction The success of the maiden edition of the African Seminar and Cultural Performance in 2017 was a big confidence booster for all of us at the African Association of Miyagi (AFAM). That huge event, which became the talk of the town for a long time afterwards, gave us inspiration and motivation for the 2018 …

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5 Ways to be Engaged and Make Extra Money in Japan Apart from Teaching English

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Like many other African students in Japan who have the opportunity to do a part-time job of 28 hours a week, it is not hard to soon find out that there are not many options for part-time jobs apart from teaching English. And coupled with odds such as (i) Not being considered a native speaker …

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Social Entrepreneurship; Africa’s potential in the Technology era.

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If he were alive today, Kwame Nkrumah would be beaming with pride and hardly able to hide the ‘infectious’ smile as they say he had; as he would know that the struggle bore its fruit. As the curtains came to a close at the 30th Heads of African States Summit; the vision for Africa was …

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Report of the 2017 African Seminar and Cultural Performance

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Introduction Some say, “The best ideas come from a meeting of mutual cerebral atmosphere over a cup of excellent brewed coffee”. AFAM executives had a meeting at the Sendai International Center coffee shop in this exact situation in March 2017. We gathered around coffee tables and deliberated on having an African seminar, in fulfillment of …

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What happens to developing countries in the post-information age?

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My country of origin is Nigeria but I presently study and live Japan. These two countries are worlds apart in terms of development and and advancement but I do not intend to use this post to show how a country like Japan is more advanced than a country like Nigeria. This statement is more agreeable …

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AFAM-JICA Fukushima Study Tour

Dancing in the Rain and Playing in the Mud – The African Way

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We woke up to a weekend ushered in by continuous raindrops that made glitters on the tarmac and mud on the ground. It is not what we were looking forward to especially after a night of careful hair making for a woman of color. It makes it twice the task when you have to maneuver …

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Quand les Africains se réunissent sous la bannière AFAM

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Loin de leur terre natale Des idées ont germées Une association est née Malgré toutes les difficultés Des africains se sont engagés. Sous la bannière d’AFAM Barrières Africaines se brisent Au-delà des frontières Du Maghreb au Sud de l’Afrique Les préjuges sont transcendés. En synchronisant leurs efforts Durant un festival notoire Ils promeuvent la culture …

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