International Conference On African Development Concludes

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Benin President Patrice Talon (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shake hands prior to their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) at Pacifico Yokohama on August 30, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. With the trade value between Japan and African countries in 2018 half of what it was 10 years ago, and less than one-10th of China's, an expansion of investments by Japanese firms is not without major hurdles. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)