Sudan’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Mahasin Ali Yaqoub, emphasized the government’s call for Japanese companies to invest in Sudan, particularly during the reconstruction phase, stressing the extensive facilities and incentives provided to attract foreign investment.
Her remarks came during meetings held alongside Sudan’s Ambassador to Japan, Al-Raih Haidoub, and Kentaro Mizuuchi, Acting Chargé d’Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Sudan, with various government ministries and industrial firms. The visit formed part of her participation in “Sudan Day” activities in Japan.
The minister also visited the headquarters of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, where she met Tsugisaka Takako, Director-General of International Trade Policy. She briefed Japanese officials on improved security across most Sudanese states—particularly Khartoum—following recent victories by the Sudanese Armed Forces over the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In a separate meeting with Norihiko Ishiguro, President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), discussions focused on reopening JETRO’s Sudan office, given improved security conditions in Khartoum, and expanding cooperation in reconstruction, technology transfer, and capacity-building in agriculture and mining industries.
At Eisai Co., a major Japanese pharmaceutical company, Minister Yaqoub met Executive Director Haruo Naito. She praised the company’s collaboration with Sudan’s Mycetoma Research Center.
Naito expressed regret over the destruction of the Khartoum-based research center due to the war but noted that Eisai has developed a new drug to treat mycetoma and hopes to register it in Sudan urgently. He further confirmed the company has successfully produced a new, effective treatment for malaria.
