On the 13th and 14th December 2018 the Burundi Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) was honoured to welcome Mr. Tadesse Dadi SEGNI, UNIDO Regional Advisor under the UNIDO- ITPO (Investment and Technology Promotion Organisation). Based in Tokyo, the ITPO started the "African Advisory Programme" in the region with an objective to support the business activities of Japanese companies and enhance the flow of investment, trade and technology from Japan to target countries of Africa through three African Advisors based in Ethiopia, Algeria and Mozambique.