岸田首相、サミット控え連携訴え　２９日からアフリカ歴訪

　岸田文雄首相の大型連休中のアフリカとシンガポール歴訪の日程が２７日、固まった。５月に広島市で開く先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）を目前に、「グローバルサウス」の中核をなすアフリカ諸国とウクライナ危機への対応や天然資源の確保を巡り連携を強化するのが狙いだ。
　首相のアフリカ訪問は２０２１年１０月の就任後初めて。４月２９日に日本を出発し、現地時間の３０日にエジプトでシシ大統領、５月１日にガーナでアクフォアド大統領、３日にケニアでルト大統領、４日にモザンビークでニュシ大統領とそれぞれ会談する。
　帰路の５日にシンガポールに立ち寄り、リー・シェンロン首相と会談。同日中に帰国する。（2023/04/27-17:49）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to call on African leaders to cooperate over responses to the war in Ukraine in his trip to the continent from Saturday.
   Kishida aims to have the voices of African leaders reflected in discussions at a summit of the Group of Seven major democracies he is set to host in Hiroshima next month, Japanese officials said.
   Key topics at the G-7 summit will be upholding the rule of law and strengthening the international order after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   Kishida is set to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on May 4.
   African countries are core members of the so-called Global South group of emerging and developing countries, which has been increasing its presence in the international community in recent years.