{"id":17429,"date":"2023-05-14T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T09:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence"},"modified":"2023-05-14T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T09:17:46","slug":"can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence","title":{"rendered":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018lost decade\u2019<\/p>\n

Observers said China\u2019s growing influence in the continent is one reason for the visit, but also pointed to historic Japanese support for Africa<\/p>\n

Japan is seeking to restore some of its economic and diplomatic glory in Africa, promising to mobilise public and private finance for multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects as part of its vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n

Tokyo also wants a bigger role in brokering peace for the continent\u2019s hotspots, such as the ongoing military battle in Sudan. In addition to US$500 million to \u201cpromote peace and stability\u201d, Japan is sending a special envoy to the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n

Before China became a major player in Africa, Tokyo for decades pumped billions of dollars into the building of roads, power plants and ports on the continent. But Japan\u2019s economic slowdown of the 1990s \u2013 its \u201clost decade\u201d \u2013 forced a cut in overseas development investments.<\/p>\n

With China now Africa\u2019s largest trading partner and lender, and with growing competition from the US and Europe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida renewed Tokyo\u2019s vows to the continent last week in Nairobi, during his four-nation tour that included Egypt, Mozambique and Ghana.<\/p>\n

In an apparent swipe at China\u2019s transcontinental Belt and Road Initiative, Kishida said Tokyo offers \u201ctransparent and fair\u201d financing. Japan and other Group of 7 members \u2013 especially the United States \u2013 have criticised Chinese lending as burdening countries with \u201cdebt traps\u201d.<\/p>\n

China denies the debt trap allegation, and \u201chas long been following the principle of transparency and openness and expanding new areas … in light of Africa\u2019s needs\u201d, according to a foreign ministry statement.<\/p>\n

Seifudein Adem, an Ethiopian global affairs professor at Doshisha University in Japan, said a relevant context for Kishida\u2019s visit is China\u2019s growing and greater influence in Africa compared with Japan.<\/p>\n

One way Japan tries to highlight the distinctiveness of its approach to Africa\u2019s development is by stressing its \u201ctransparent and fair\u201d approach to financing, Adem said. \u201cNo wonder therefore, that he had to mention this in Ghana and in Kenya.\u201d<\/p>\n

China-Africa expert Paul Nantulya, from the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies at Washington\u2019s National Defence University, said Japan\u2019s approach to infrastructure financing in Africa had historically been built around debt sustainability and accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile many have argued that this approach was developed as a counter to China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative \u2013 which they claim is lacking \u2013 the fact is, this approach has been part of Japan\u2019s support for African infrastructure from the very beginning of its engagements with African countries since their independence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nantulya pointed out that Japan\u2019s investments have always been framed within three requirements \u2013 jinminshoyu\u0304, ataisuru and ringi-sho \u2013 partnership, individual merit, and \u201cbottom-up\u201d development.<\/p>\n

Japan was also the first foreign power to work with African countries to establish a permanent mechanism for cooperation, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), he said.<\/p>\n

All other cooperation frameworks \u2013 like China\u2019s Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) were modelled on TICAD, which has met at summit level since 1993, at first every five years and now every three years.<\/p>\n

On his first trip to Africa since taking office, Kishida brought promises of ports, power plants and railways aimed at improving Asia-Africa \u201cconnectivity\u201d under Japan\u2019s Indo-Pacific strategy.<\/p>\n

In Egypt, he pledged 100 billion Japanese yen (US$733 million) for the third tranche of financing for Cairo\u2019s fourth metro line. The project aims to cure worsening traffic congestion with a subway system in the city\u2019s southwestern metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

Japanese companies are funding and building a US$14 billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, with loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).<\/p>\n

In Maputo last week, Kishida said the project is not only important for Mozambique\u2019s stability and growth, but also for the stable supply of LNG to Japan and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

But China is not out of the picture in the Mozambique gas boom. China National Petroleum Corporation and its partner ExxonMobil are developing a gas facility, which exported its first LNG from Mozambique in November last year.<\/p>\n

At each stop of his African tour, Kishida promised to address Africa\u2019s pressing issues \u2013 especially the escalating war in Sudan \u2013 at the next G7 summit in Hiroshima, which Japan is hosting.<\/p>\n

Doshisha University\u2019s Adem said the most significant aspect of Kishida\u2019s visit was its timing, less than three weeks before the Hiroshima summit. \u201cAfrica is likely to come up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kishida\u2019s Africa tour is basically a continuation of Japan\u2019s foreign policy, in the context of Tokyo\u2019s economic and diplomatic interests in the continent and the G7 meeting, Adem said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there is no substantive difference between his policy toward Africa and that of his predecessor, Shinzo Abe,\u201d said Adem, adding that any differences in policy arising from a change in leadership are comparatively negligible.<\/p>\n

Kishida\u2019s visit also took place against the backdrop of the eighth TICAD conference, held last year in Tunisia \u2013 \u201cthe first and only conference that was not attended by a Japanese prime minister\u201d since its creation 30 years ago, Adem observed.<\/p>\n

But the commitments undertaken at TICAD-8 \u2013 including US$30 billion for African development and peace initiatives \u2013 dwarf the US$10 billion put on the table by China at FOCAC in 2021, Nantulya said.<\/p>\n

A plan to train 300,000 African professionals in Japan over the next three to four years \u201cmakes Japan the most important partner for African human resource development as it overtakes FOCAC, which reduced its commitment to train 150,000 Africans every three years to just 10,000, mainly due to Covid-19,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nantulya said Kishida was also very keen to reconnect with African political, private sector, and development leaders and assure them of Japanese solidarity after the death of his predecessor Abe, who was assassinated last year.<\/p>\n

Abe, Japan\u2019s longest-serving prime minister, is lionised across Africa as an iconic champion of the continent and a great friend and brother to African countries, because of all he did to advance the African agenda, both in and out of office.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018lost decade\u2019 Observers said China\u2019s growing influence in the continent is one reason for the visit, but also pointed to historic Japanese support for Africa Japan is seeking to restore some of its economic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":17428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[291,293,292],"class_list":["post-17429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-files","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-sierra-leone","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"\nCan Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence? - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018 ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018 ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sierra Leone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-14T09:03:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-14T09:17:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1098\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"732\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-14T09:03:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-14T09:17:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\"},\"wordCount\":1049,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Sierra-Leone\",\"Sierra-Leone\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"files\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\",\"name\":\"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence? - Sierra Leone\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-14T09:03:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-14T09:17:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018 ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg\",\"width\":1098,\"height\":732,\"caption\":\"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/\",\"name\":\"Sierra Leone\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence? - Sierra Leone","description":"PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018 ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?","og_description":"PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018 ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence","og_site_name":"Sierra Leone","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2023-05-14T09:03:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-14T09:17:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1098,"height":732,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?","datePublished":"2023-05-14T09:03:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-14T09:17:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence"},"wordCount":1049,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Sierra-Leone","Sierra-Leone"],"articleSection":["all news","files"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence","name":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence? - Sierra Leone","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg","datePublished":"2023-05-14T09:03:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-14T09:17:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"PM Kishida\u2019s promises of funding and support for African causes during his four-nation tour recall past glories before \u2018 ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/postQueueImg_1684039060.65.jpg","width":1098,"height":732,"caption":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/can-japans-renewed-vows-to-africa-dent-expanded-china-influence#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can Japan\u2019s renewed vows to Africa dent expanded China influence?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/","name":"Sierra Leone","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}