Tunisia: Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri left Tunis on Monday for the Japanese city of Yokohama to take part in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). She is accompanied on her visit to Japan by officials from the Prime Ministry and the Foreign Affairs Department. According to Agence Tunis Afrique Presse, the programme includes meetings with Japanese and African officials. The event is attended by Japan's Prime Minister as well as several African heads of state and government.