Stone for Peace-Countries whith have accepted the "Stone for Peace"/Africa

Uganda, Rwanda, Mauritania, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Sudan,
Djibout, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, Malawi, Botswana
, Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Zambia, Angola, Senegal, Gabonese, Tunisia, Kenya, Tanzania, SouthAfrica,Egypt,Lesotho

■Area　　　　　 274,000 km²
■Population　　13,228,000 (2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Ouagadougou
■Ethnic groups　63 ethnic groups among which are Mossi (almost half of the total population), Bobo, Mande, Lobi, Fulani, Gourounsi, and Senufo

The ceremony was held at the Presidential Office in Ouagadougou. On hand were President Blaise Compaore and his wife, Cabinet members, ambassadors from various countries, people from UNESCO and others. A folklore show followed the ceremony.

■Area　　　　　 118,484 km²
■Population　　12,884,000 (July 2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Lilongwe
■Ethnic groups　Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European

A solemn ceremony was held at the Presidential Office in Blantyre, which has the biggest population in Malawi. President Bakili Muluzi, the minister of education, the ambassador of Japan and Cabinet members attended.

■Area　　　　　 581,726 km²
■Population　　1,639,833 (2006 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Gaborone
■Ethnic groups　Tswana 79%; Kalanga 11%; Kgalagadi, Herero, Bayeyi, Hambukush, Basarwa ("San"), Khoi, whites 10%

The Stone for Peace was placed in the National Museum of Botswana in Gaborone. President Festus Gontebanye Mogae, high government officials and others gathered. The ceremony was graced by impressive national art collections.

■Area　　　　　 322,460 km²
■Population　　17,654,843 (2006 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Yamoussoukro (de jure) Abidjan (de facto)
■Official languages　French

The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan with the attendance of President Laurent Gbagbo, the ambassador of Japan, heads of clans, Cabinet members and other prominent figures. It was a stately event with more than 100 attendants. A cocktail party followed where people had a chance to talk over the Stone for Peace. The delegation was invited to a private lunch with the president and the first lady after the ceremony.

■Area　　　　　 801,590 km²
■Population　　19,792,000 (July 2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Maputo
■Ethnic groups　Makua, Tsonga, Makonde, Shangaan, Shona, Sena, Ndau, and other indigenous groups, and approximately 10,000 Europeans, 35,000 Euro-Africans, and 15,000 South Asians.

The president’s schedule is normally known only to a few senior officials, and a schedule open to the public or even to most government officials is false for security reasons. It was decided to stage the ceremony at the Presidential Office in Maputo less than half an hour ahead. President Joaquim Alberto Chissano accepted the Stone for Peace personally in the presence of a few witnesses, including the ambassador of Japan. The ceremony was followed by a friendly conversation with the president in a different room.

■Area　　　　　 752,614 km²
■Population　　11,668,000 (July 2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Lusaka
■Ethnic groups　More than 70 ethnic groups.

Open space in front of the National Museum in Lusaka was the venue of the ceremony. Diplomatic corps including a senior Embassy of Japan official, Cabinet members and local people as well as President Levy Miwanawasa attended. The Stone for Peace was placed in the museum.

■Area　　　　　 1,246,700 km²
■Population　　15,941,000 (2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Luanda
■Ethnic groups　Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mixed racial 2%, European 1%

Local musicians performed to welcome the guests and to celebrate the ceremony that was held in the front garden of the National Anthropologist Museum where armed guards were around. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the foreign minister and other influential people attended to witness the donation of the Stone for Peace. There was a friendly conversation with the president at a cocktail reception after the ceremony.

■Area　　　　　 196,723 km²
■Population　　11,658,000 (2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Dakar
■Ethnic groups　Wolof 43%; Fulani (Peulh) and Toucouleur 23%; Serer 15%; Diola, Mandingo, and others 19%

President Maitre Abdoulaye Wade personally accepted the Stone for Peace at the Presidential Office where a few senior government officials attended.

■Area　　　　　 163,610 km²
■Population　　10,102,000 (July 2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Tunis
■Ethnic groups　Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, other 1%

The ceremony was held as part of an anniversary celebration of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s inauguration. There were more than 1,000 selected guests who shared the president’s words to pray for peace and witnessed the Stone for Peace.

■Area　　　　　 580,367 km²
■Population　　31,138,735 (8 February 2007 census)
■Capital　　　　Nairobi
■Major ethnic groups　 Kikuyu 22%, Luyia 14%, Luo 14%, Kalenjin 11%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 5%

Prior to the ceremony, President Mwai Kibaki invited the Hiroshima delegation to his executive office and earnestly asked the details of the meaning of the Stone for Peace as well as our wish for peace. He eventually showed his full support. The ceremony was organized in a special room in the Presidential Palace where only selected people such as high government officials and the ambassador of Japan attended.

■Area　　　　　 945,087 km²
■Population　　34,443,603 (2002 census)
■Capital　　　　Dar es Salaam (traditional capital)
　　　　　　　　Dodoma (location of legislature)
■Official languages　Swahili (de facto)

The Stone for Peace was sent to then President Ali Hassan Mwini in September 1993 and had waited for a formal donation ceremony. In December 2005, a ceremony was realized thanks to the warm cooperation of the Embassy of Tanzania in Japan. The venue was the Presidential Palace where the first lady and some 100 attendants, including a senior Embassy of Japan official and Tanzanian government officials attended the ceremony.

■Area　　　　　 1,221,037 km²
■Population　　47,432,000 (2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Pretoria (executive)　Bloemfontein (judicial)　Cape Town (legislative)
■Official languages　Afrikaans,English,Southern Ndebele,Northern Sotho,Sotho,Swati,Tsonga,Tswana,Venda,Xhosa,Zulu

In November 1995, then President Nelson Mandela agreed to accept the Stone for Peace, and it was sent to South Africa. But setting up the date of a ceremony had been extremely difficult mainly because of the president’s busy schedule. After more than 10 years, the donation ceremony was realized with the attendance of Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka in Umtata where Mr. Mandela resides. Though he could not attend the ceremony because of his physical condition, the ceremony drew a few hundred people including heads of clans and other figures of prominence. It was accented by local songs and dancing, followed by a hearty luncheon.

■Area　　　　　 1,002,450 km²
■Population　　82,999,000 (2009 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Cairo
■Major ethnic groups　 99% Egyptians, 0.9% Nubians, 0.1% Greeks

Stone for Peace presented to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. A presentation ceremony was held at the Opera House in Cairo where Senior Vice Minister received the Stone for Peace on behalf of the President. Many VIPs attended the ceremony.

■Area　　　　　 30,355 km²(0.7 times of Kyushu island)
■Population　　2.2 Million (World Bank 2016)
Ratio of population increase: 1.3% (World Bank 2016)
■Capital　　　　Maseru
■Major ethnic groups　 Basotho

On the occasion of the official visit of the King of Lesotho, Letsie III and Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso to Japan, the hand-over ceremony was held in a solemn atmosphere in Tokyo. Among the attendees there were Minister of Insurance, Minister of Trade and Industry from Lesotho, Ambassador of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan, Government officials from both countries.