Executive Mansion, Monrovia: –President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., will depart the country on Saturday, August 16, 2025, to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9), scheduled for August 16–23, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan, and Expo 2025 in Osaka, also in Japan.
TICAD is a premier forum co-organized by the Government of Japan, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the African Union Commission to foster high-level policy dialogue on African development, trade, investment, and global partnership.
While in Japan, President Boakai will also engage in strategic meetings at Expo 2025 to showcase Liberia’s development vision and explore bilateral and multilateral cooperation opportunities.
The President will be accompanied by a high-level Delegation comprising senior government officials, lawmakers, ambassadors, and business leaders including :
1. Hon. Sara Beysolow Nyanti – Minister of Foreign Affairs
2. Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan – Minister of Finance and Development Planning
3. Hon. Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh – Minister of Commerce and Industry
4. Hon. Wilmot J.M. Paye – Minister of Mines and Energy
5. Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah – Minister of Agriculture
6. Jerolinmek Matthew Piah – Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism
7. Hon. Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah – Minister of Education
8. Hon. Dr. Louise M. Kpoto – Minister of Health
9. Hon. Gbeme Horace Kollie – Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection
10. Hon. Abraham Darius Dillon – Senator and Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
11. Hon. Nehker E. Gaye – Representative and Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
12. Hon. Samuel A. Stevquoah – Minister of State Without Portfolio/Special Services
13. Hon. Jeff B. Blibo – Chairman, National Investment Commission
14. Hon. Morley Paul Kamara – Senior Economic Advisor to the President
15. Hon. Sekou A.M. Dukuly – Managing Director, National Port Authority
16. Amb. Mohammed Maladho Bah – Presidential Special Envoy on Investment
17. Amb. Christopher Hayes Onanuga – Presidential Special Envoy on Tourism
18. Amb. Edward Wade Appleton, Jr. – Ambassador of Liberia to Japan
19. Dr. Ibrahim A. Nyei – Deputy Minister for International Cooperation and Economic Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
20. Charlyne A. Taylor – Assistant Minister for Afro-Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
21. Madam Saran Kaba Jones – Assistant Minister/Chief of Office Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
22. Hon. George Thomas Marshall, Jr. – Assistant Minister for Special Services, Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs
23. Mr. James Morzart Strother – President, Liberia Business Association
In addition, the President will travel with his Communications, Protocol, Security, and Attendant teams to provide full logistical, media, and operational support during the mission.
While away, Cllr. Natu Oswald Tweh, Sr., Minister of Justice, will chair Cabinet in consultation with Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and the President via telephone.
The Delegation’s participation in TICAD-9 and Expo 2025 is expected to strengthen Liberia’s international partnerships, attract investment, and advance the country’s development agenda.
The President and his delegation will return to Monrovia immediately after the engagements.