Prime Minister Kishida will visit four African countries (Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and Mozambique) for seven days until May 5. The first country to visit, Egypt, has a population of over 5 million and is one of the fastest growing African countries.

views will be exchanged on the challenges facing the international community, such as the situation in Ukraine. Energy issues, which are destabilizing against the backdrop of Russia's protracted invasion of Ukraine, are likely to be a focal point of the talks.