西アフリカ安定へ貢献　石破首相、ギニアビサウ大統領と会談

　石破茂首相は１２日、西アフリカ・ギニアビサウのエンバロ大統領と首相官邸で約４０分間会談し、経済分野を中心に関係を強化する方針で一致した。治安悪化が目立つ西アフリカ地域の安定に貢献する意向も伝えた。
　日本はアフリカを含むグローバルサウス（新興・途上国）との連携を重視している。首相は８月に横浜市で開く第９回アフリカ開発会議（ＴＩＣＡＤ９）に触れ、「日本とアフリカ双方の繁栄につながる機会にしたい」と表明。ギニアビサウに食料支援などを続ける意向を示した。（2025/05/12-20:34）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday, showing an eagerness to contribute to the stability of the increasingly turbulent West African region.
   In their roughly 40-minute meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, the two leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral ties mainly in the area of economy.
   The Japanese government considers relations with Global South emerging countries, including those in Africa, to be important.
   Ishiba mentioned that his government will host the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 9, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in August.
   He told Embalo that Tokyo wants to make the event an "opportunity that will lead to the prosperity of both Japan and Africa."