Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) is a conference held every five years in Tokyo, Japan, with the objective "to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners." Japan is a co-host of these conferences. Other co-organizers of TICAD are the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (UN-OSSA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The series has included: TICAD I (1993); TICAD II (1998); TICAD III (2003); and TICAD IV (2008). The next conference is scheduled for 2013. TICAD has been an evolving element in Japan''s long-term commitment to fostering peace and stability in Africa through collaborative partnerships.